Sports Director

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A Sports Director is an individual at a television or radio station who is in charge of the sports department. In local news, the Sports Director is typically the station's #1 sportscaster, and often anchors the primetime newscasts on weekdays. He is in charge of all the sports programming and production that airs. A Sports Director usually has the liberty to hire and fire the other members of his department, including his field reporters, weekend anchors, and photographers.