University of the Cumberlands Athletics

David Paul Estes was graduated from Cumberland in 1990.

Estes has been the Voice of the Patriots since 1988 broadcasting over 225 Cumberlands football games and over 800 Cumberlands basketball games.  Estes served for six years as the Victory Sports Network Columnist and National Rater for NAIA Men's Basketball.  He also served as the play by play voice for NAIA National Basketball Tournament video feeds for two years.  In 2004, 2006 and 2009, Estes was named the MSC Media Person of the Year as voted on by Conference Sports Information Directors.  He was nominated in 2006 for the AP Kentucky Sport Caster of the Year Award.

For seven years, Estes was a member of the University of the Cumberlands Alumni Board of Directors, serving as both Secretary and President. He was a founding member of the Cumberlands Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame Committee and served on it from 1997-2004.

Estes is the owner and operator of Whitley Broadcasting Company, Inc., which owns local radio stations EZ Country 104.3 and We Rock 102.7. He is the head coach of the Whitley County Middle School girls basketball team. Estes and his wife, Stacey, reside in Williamsburg, Kentucky. They have three children, Abbey, Jackson and Grayson.