WCAU Photographer Pete Kane has been working the overnight shift for the NBC O&O for years.

47 years.

And now Kane is going to get the chance to sleep in.

After almost 5 decades in the business his news shooter is putting the lens cap on and calling it a day.

His career began in November 1973, after WCAU hired him to work in the mail room. He did that for seven years, while also attending night school and freelancing as a photographer for the local papers.

The mean streets of Philly have gotten a whole lot meaner since Kane’s early years in TV and his family is happy that he is calling it a career.

 Roaming around Philly all by yourself in the wee hours while toting expensive camera equipment is nerve-racking and potentially dangerous.

But, to Pete Kane it was his job and it was a job he did very well.

Happy retirement Pete!

H/T Philly Inquirer