program director

noun

: one in charge of planning and scheduling program material for a radio or television station or network

Examples of program director in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There was a bit of that gospel in the note that Flores, program director at Music Heals, sent Densmore after his visit. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

In 1975, Golod became vice president of children’s programs at CBS before moving to NBC Entertainment in 1979 as vice president and national program director. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Somebody’s program director talks to somebody’s engagement coordinator, one of them changes jobs and the relationship quietly ends without anyone deciding to end it. — Omer Qureshi, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Less than one-third of the almost 100 obstetrics and gynecology residency program directors recently surveyed said they were taught how to treat menopause symptoms during their residencies. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for program director

• photodetector
• bisector
• collector
• connector
• corrector
• defector
• deflector
• detector
• dissector
• effector
• ejector
• elector