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program director

American

noun

Radio and Television.

a chief executive responsible for selecting and scheduling programs.

Etymology

Origin of program director

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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“It’s not particularly auspicious in terms of what comes next,” said Michael Wahid Hanna, the U.S. program director at International Crisis Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Brad Handler is the program director of the Institutes’s Energy Finance Lab.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

I point out the irony, therefore, of making heat pumps here to TJ Root, Octopus's Cosy program director, after my factory tour.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

“Bus passengers want reliability and reduced trip times,” said Eric Goldwyn, program director of the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2025

He said, ‘Sir, I’ve been given guidance by the program director to give completely different directions.’

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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