William J. Abbott

William J. Abbott is President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Media Family Networks, including the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel, which is owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc. He oversees a team of seasoned executives, who manage the day-to-day operations of all facets of the channels, including programming, marketing, ad sales, communications and media relations, distribution, finance, legal and online initiatives. Mr. Abbott is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of leadership experience in family television, the past 10 of which have been at Crown Media Family Networks.