CJ Kettler


CJ Kettler is an American television producer, media executive, and entrepreneur. She has held senior management positions with Hearst, MTV Networks, Vestron, Oxygen Media, Channel One News, Travelzoo, LIME, and others.
Kettler was CEO and chair of Channel One News and after selling it to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, she was EVP, chief of consumer brands and strategy at HMH until May 2017. As of December 2017, Kettler is the president of King Features Syndicate, a division of Hearst.

Career

After completing Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Smith College, Kettler started her career at CBS in programming research, moving on to McCann Erickson and then MTV. At Vestron Video she managed the Children’s Video Library.
After selling Sunbow Entertainment to Sony, Kettler worked as president of sales and marketing at Oxygen Media. In 2005, she founded the lifestyle brand LIME. Lime was sold to Gaiam in July 2007.
From 2008 to 2013, Kettler was a partner at Propeller Partners. She was president of Travelzoo, and also held positions at CBS, McCann-Erickson, Vestron, and MTV Networks.
Kettler joined Channel Channel One News as CEO in November 2012. And was EVP, Chief of Consumer Brands & Strategy at HMH until May 2017.
In December 2017, she was named as the president of King Features Syndicate to focus on their new initiatives across multiple media platforms.

Production credits

As a television producer, Kettler was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Program for Carmen Sandiego and The Cuphead Show. She produced several animated series. She is currently executive producer of The Cuphead Show! For  Netflix. Her credits include:
Television SeriesEpisodesYearRole
It's Your Birthday with Rainbow Brite11985Executive Producer
My Little Pony n' Friends651986–1993Executive Producer
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!131991Executive Producer
My Little Pony Tales261992–1993Executive Producer
Conan the Adventurer651992Executive Producer
The Tick361994–1997Executive Producer
The Mask: Animated Series551995–1998Executive Producer
Littlest Pet Shop401995Executive Producer
The Brothers Flub261999–2000Executive Producer
Salty's Lighthouse131997–1998Executive Producer
Fat Dog Mendoza261998–2001CoProduction Development
The Cramp Twins522001–2004CoProduction Development
Carmen Sandiego322019Executive Producer
The Cuphead Show!362022Executive Producer

Appointments and awards

Kettler is on the board of directors at the Environmental Working Group. In 2006, she received The Highest Leaf Award from the Women’s Venture Fund. In 2018, she received Emmy nomination for Carmen Sandiego, Outstanding Children’s Program.