NashvillePost.com hires Volunteer Voters veteran

Blogger/aggregator to supplement political coverage

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Adam "A.C." Kleinheider, who until recently ran the respected VolunteerVoters.com site for WKRN-TV News 2, will on Monday join NashvillePost.com to augment the site’s breaking news coverage with a political blog.

Kleinheider ran VolunteerVoters.com for almost two years, amassing a loyal readership of local business and political leaders with his aggregation of and commentary on political blogs from all corners of Tennessee.

Kleinheider’s work will supplement the political reporting of NashvillePost.com veteran Ken Whitehouse, who among other stories recently broke the news that John Wilder will retire.

“We’re excited about bringing on board A.C., whose skills and network are a terrific addition to our team,” said Geert De Lombaerde, associate editor of NashvillePost.com. “Diversifying our content with his aggregation experience will cement our place as the premier source for Nashville-area political news and views.”

Kleinheider, who spent his formative years in New Jersey and Connecticut, moved to Nashville to earn a bachelor’s in political science at Vanderbilt University. He has been actively blogging since early 2005 and massed almost 15,000 posts in less than two years of running Volunteer Voters.

“There is no better place for me to land than NashvillePost.com,” Kleinheider said. “Quite simply, the site is a must-read for local political news and I’m thrilled to be able to contribute to its growth.”