Adam Kilgore grew up in Cape Neddick, Maine and attended Syracuse University. He made his first stop at The Post immediately after college, serving a two-year internship and primarily covering college spots, mostly Virginia and Virginia Tech. He was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team who covered the April 16, 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech massacre. He moved to Boston in fall 2008 to cover the Red Sox for the Boston Globe and returned to The Post in February 2010 to cover the Nationals.