Born July 18, 1969 in Moscow. Father and. S.
Ponomarev, - artistic director of the Children's Choir "Spring". Mother E. A.
Ponomareva, - piano teacher.
He studied at the Moscow Institute of Communications, and then in MSU. In 1990 he graduated from the journalism faculty of Moscow University of Humanities externs.
In 1986 - USSR fonotekar Gosteleradiofonda. He has also worked in the infotainment program DOT "120 minutes".
From 1989 to 1990 - assistant principal editorial information CT USSR cooperated with the program CT "120 Minutes". In 1990 - Associate Editor of the Union Department information program "Time".
. In 1990 - 91 - correspondent information program "Vesti" All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK).
. In May 1991, after a series of reports from Nagorno-Karabakh, threatened by the "Azerbaijani militants.
. From December 1991 to 1993 - the leading news program "Vesti" on the TV channel "Russia".
. Since 1993 - Head of Service of morning news Vesti
. Morning Edition 'VGTRK, host of the program "Vesti" on the TV channel "Russia".
On March 29, 1996 until October 1997 - Chief editor of information programs VGTRK. From November 1996 - First Deputy Director of the Joint Directorate of Information and socio-political television program "Vesti" VGTRK.
. From October 1997 until February 12, 1999 - political commentator nightly "Vesti".
. On October 11, 1999 - Editor in Chief Directorate of socio-political programs of JSC "Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation, TV-6 Moscow" (MNVK)
. Since October 1999 - Leading nightly program "News".
He was awarded the Defender of Free Russia. "
Hobbies - a car.
Speaks English.
Contains the second marriage. His wife, Anna Pavlova - Leading news shows on the channel "TV-6 Moscow". Daughter Mary.