Born July 10, 1945 in g. Sverdlovsk in the family of employees.
In 1969 he graduated from the Philological Faculty, Ural State University.
He worked as a teacher of stylistics and the Russian language in secondary school б? 9 g. Sverdlovsk.
. In 1971 - 74 - on the Komsomol.
. In 1974 he was invited to work in Moscow, in the apparatus of the Central Committee of Komsomol.
. From 1980 to 1992 - chief editor of radio station "Mayak", chief editor of the information program "Vremya" on Central TV.
. From 1992 to 1995 - Director General of the Information Agency Television Authority (ITA) RGTRK Ostankino.
. From 1995 - one of the leaders of the TV channel "TV-6 Moscow", vice-president of JSC "Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation (MNVK), deputy director general of TV channel" TV-6 Moscow ".
. From February to March 1996 - Director of News Service television channel TV-6 Moscow ".
. From March 1996 to July 1997 - Deputy Chairman of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK).
. Since October 1997 - First Deputy Director, Directorate of Information and socio-political programs - editor in chief of the information program "Vesti" VGTRK.
. From April 1998 - Director of the Directorate of Information and socio-political television program "Vesti" VGTRK.
. Since August 1999 - First Deputy General Director of the SCC "Vesti" - Director of Administrative and Technical Directorate of the SCC "Vesti".
. Since June 2000 - Chief of regional management of the RF Ministry for Press, Broadcasting and Mass Communications in Moscow and Moscow region.
. Hobbies - work, reading, tennis.
. Speaks French.
. Married
. Son of Vladimir - TV reporter.