program director

American  

noun

Radio and Television.

1. a chief executive responsible for selecting and scheduling programs.

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Etymology

Origin of program director

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Mr. Parsons, who was the program director until 1988, later became the chief of staff of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

From New York Times

“While no one relishes economically painful sanctions, all other efforts to prompt Mexico to save the vaquita have failed,” said Sarah Uhlemann, international program director at the Center for Biological Diversity.

From Seattle Times

“I’m scared to think about people getting stuck in institutions,” said Larysa Bayda, program director for the National Assembly of People with Disabilities in Ukraine.

From Washington Post

He also became the station’s program director.

From New York Times

Mr. Vega later moved to WBNX, where he became known as “El Rey de la Radio” — the King of Radio — and where he met Raúl Alarcón, the senior program director.

From New York Times