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.[1][2][3]
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| Occupation(s) | Media Executive, Executive Producer, Board Director and Advisor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Kettler was CEO and chair of Channel One News (2012–2014) and after selling it to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, she was EVP, chief of consumer brands and strategy at HMH until May 2017.[4][5] As of December 2017, Kettler is the president of King Features Syndicate, a division of Hearst.[6]
Career
editAfter 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.[7]
After selling Sunbow Entertainment to Sony,[8] Kettler worked as president of sales and marketing at Oxygen Media.[9] In 2005, she founded the lifestyle brand LIME. Lime was sold to Gaiam in July 2007.[10][11]
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.[12][13] 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.[6]
Production credits
editAs 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:[14]
| Television Series | Episodes | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tick | 36 | 1994–1997 | Executive Producer |
| My Little Pony Tales | 26 | 1992–1993 | Executive Producer |
| The Mask: Animated Series | 55 | 1995–1998 | Executive Producer |
| The Brothers Flub | 26 | 1997–1998 | Executive Producer |
| Littlest Pet Shop | 40 | 1995 | Executive Producer |
| Conan the Adventurer | 65 | 1992 | Executive Producer |
| Bucky O’Hare and the Toad Wars | 13 | 1991 | Executive Producer |
| My Little Pony n’ Friends | 65 | 1986–1993 | Executive Producer |
| Salty’s Lighthouse | 13 | 1997–1998 | Executive Producer |
| Cramp Twins | 52 | 2001–2004 | CoProduction Development |
| Fat Dog Mendoza | 26 | 1998–2001 | CoProduction Development |
| It’s Your Birthday with Rainbow Brite | 1 | 1985 | Executive Producer |
| Carmen Sandiego | 32 | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| The Cuphead Show! | 36 | 2022 | Executive Producer[15] |
Appointments and awards
editKettler is on the board of directors at the Environmental Working Group.[16][17] In 2006, she received The Highest Leaf Award from the Women’s Venture Fund.[18] In 2018, she received Emmy nomination for Carmen Sandiego, Outstanding Children’s Program.[19]
References
edit- ^ Hansell, Saul (2005-11-21). "Tapping a New Age Life on the Web, Cellphone and TV". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "A Day in the Life: Lime's C.J. Kettler". Highbeam. Cable World. 2005-10-10. Archived from the original on 2017-08-29.
- ^ "Amazon.com and Oxygen Media Team Up". The Write News. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ Kettler, C. J. (2016-03-15). "The 3 Things Millennial Parents are Looking for in Kids Products". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "Where Books Fit in the World of Content". Digital Book World. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ a b "C.J. Kettler Named President Of King Features Syndicate, Will Focus On New Platforms". Deadline. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ Times, Aljean Harmetz, Special To The New York (1985-09-30). "'KID VID' A GROWING MARKET". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Katz, Richard (1998-04-28). "Sony Wonder brings Sunbow into the fold". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "Oxygen Signs Key Sponsors". Multichannel Newsa. 14 February 2000. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ Prior, Kara Ohngren (2011-11-17). "Startup Aims to Leverage Crowdsourcing in Product Development". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "C.J. Kettler". www.multichannel.com. Multichannel. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ Saviano, Eva. "Channel One taps CEO C.J. Kettler to boost digital presence". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ Pulliam-Moore, Charles. "Carmen Sandiego, the world's most iconic Latina super villain, is back". Fusion. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "C.J. Kettler". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "'Cuphead,' the excruciatingly difficult video game, is coming to Netflix as a TV show". Los Angeles Times. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "Newsline". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "C. J. Kettler". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Women's Venture Fund Honors Nine Unique Women for Serving as Business Mentors and Role Models". 15 June 2006.
- ^ "CJ Kettler". Television Academy. Retrieved 2019-12-16.