CJ Kettler


CJ Kettler is an American 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 served as CEO and chair of Channel One News and after selling it to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, she served as EVP, chief of consumer brands and strategy at HMH until May 2017. As of December 2017, Kettler serves as 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 served as 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 served as 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. She produced several animated series. She is currently executive producer of The Cuphead Show! For  Netflix. Her credits include:
Television SeriesEpisodesYearRole
The Tick361994–1997Executive Producer
My Little Pony Tales261992–1993Executive Producer
551995–1998Executive Producer
The Brothers Flub261997–1998Executive Producer
Littlest Pet Shop401995Executive Producer
Conan the Adventurer651992Executive Producer
Bucky O’Hare and the Toad Wars131991Executive Producer
My Little Pony n’ Friends651986–1993Executive Producer
Salty’s Lighthouse131997–1998Executive Producer
Cramp Twins2001–2004CoProduction Development
Fat Dog Mendoza261998–2001CoProduction Development
It’s Your Birthday with Rainbow Brite11985Executive Producer
Carmen Sandiego2019Executive Producer
The Cuphead Show!2020Executive 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.