Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.

• Director, Educational Programming
• Director, News
• Director, Operations, Broadcast
• Director, Program
• Director, Public Service
• Director, Sports
• Program Director, Cable Television

• Act as a liaison between talent and directors, providing information that performers or guests need to prepare for appearances and communicating relevant information from guests, performers, or staff to directors.
• Check completed program logs for accuracy and conformance with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and regulations and resolve program log inaccuracies.
• Conduct interviews for broadcasts.
• Confer with directors and production staff to discuss issues such as production and casting problems, budgets, policies, and news coverage.
• Coordinate activities between departments, such as news and programming.
• Cue announcers, actors, performers, and guests.
• Develop budgets for programming and broadcasting activities and monitor expenditures to ensure that they remain within budgetary limits.
• Develop ideas for programs and features that a station could produce.
• Develop promotions for current programs and specials.
• Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in broadcast news, sports, or programming.
• Direct setup of remote facilities and install or cancel programs at remote stations.
• Establish work schedules and assign work to staff members.
• Evaluate new and existing programming to assess suitability and the need for changes, using information such as audience surveys and feedback.
• Monitor and review programming to ensure that schedules are met, guidelines are adhered to, and performances are of adequate quality.
• Monitor network transmissions for advisories concerning daily program schedules, program content, special feeds, or program changes.
• Operate and maintain on-air and production audio equipment.
• Participate in the planning and execution of fundraising activities.
• Perform personnel duties, such as hiring staff and evaluating work performance.
• Plan and schedule programming and event coverage, based on broadcast length, time availability, and other factors, such as community needs, ratings data, and viewer demographics.
• Prepare copy and edit tape so that material is ready for broadcasting.
• Read news, read or record public service and promotional announcements, or perform other on-air duties.
• Review information about programs and schedules to ensure accuracy and provide such information to local media outlets.
• Select, acquire, and maintain programs, music, films, and other needed materials and obtain legal clearances for their use as necessary.

• advise member stations concerning programs or schedules
• analyze financial data
• assign work to staff or employees
• communicate visually or verbally
• confer with other departmental heads to coordinate activities
• direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
• evaluate length, content, or suitability of program for broadcast
• evaluate performance of employees or contract personnel
• examine expenditures to ensure activities are within budget
• hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
• interpret information to formulate story ideas
• monitor operational budget
• monitor or review news or programming copy or film
• operate audio-visual equipment
• oversee execution of organizational or program policies
• plan or organize work
• research broadcast copy
• research information for news programs
• review assembled film or video tape on monitor
• review film, recordings, or rehearsals
• schedule activities, classes, or events
• schedule employee work hours
• use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
• use library or online Internet research techniques
• use word processing or desktop publishing software
• write business correspondence
• write news analysis commentary, column, or script
• write news stories for publication