Pete Estes joined the America East staff for the 2011-12 year as the Communications Intern. Estes' primary responsibilities are serving as the media relations contact for cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field, swimming & diving and tennis, daily maintenance of www.AmericaEast.com and assisting the communications staff with new initiatives.

Estes graduated from St. Michael's College in May 2011 with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communications. He was named the journalism department's top scholar in the class of 2011.

Before the America East Conference, Estes was a sports intern at WCAX-TV Channel 3 in Burlington, Vt., covering local high schools and conference member University of Vermont. Prior to Channel 3, he served as an intern at the New England Sports Network (NESN) assisting with pre and post game coverage of Boston Red Sox baseball. He also interned with the Vermont Lake Monsters (Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics) and with the Bennington Bombers (now Albany Dutchmen in the PGCBL)  

During his time at St. Michael's, the Bennington, Vt., native spearheaded an effort to get Purple Knight sports on the air for the 2010-2011 seasons. He served as the primary play-by-play announcer for webcasts of men's and women's basketball and men's ice hockey contests. Estes also spent time as the sports editor for the college's award-winning student newspaper, The Defender. He was awarded the College's George 'Doc' Jacobs Award, presented annually to the student who makes a truly outstanding contribution to Purple Knight Athletics.

Estes was also a four-year member of the St. Michael's baseball team, earning CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team honors as a senior. 

Estes currently resides in Arlington, Mass.