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Music Director
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Definition: Responsible for interacting with record company reps, auditioning new music, making decisions (sometimes in conjunction with the Program Director) as to which songs get airplay, how much and when. The Music Director devises rotations for songs and at most Radio stations today, programs the daily music through specialized music software made just for this purpose.

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