White House News Photographers Association, Washington, DC 
WJLA Photog Pete Hakel Retires - 12/3 - DCRTV hears that Channel 7/WJLA and NewsChannel 8 photographer Pete “Iron Man” Hakel retired Friday afternoon - without letting the Allbritton stations’ staff know because: “I’m not one for big parties, so I’ve decided to sneak away.” We’re told that he worked at 7 and 8 well beyond 40 years and never took a sick day. “He was very simply the best of the best and a true gentleman to boot. He will be missed by every one of us,” a colleague tells us….
