'Gentleman Exec' Retires After Four Decades with City News Service

They don’t make journalism careers like this anymore. To put it in perspective, when Yet Lock first began his long service with downtown LA’s City News Service, Samuel L. Yorty was our mayor, Wilt Chamberlain was getting ready to lead the Lakers to their first post-Minneapolis NBA championship and X-rated flick Behind the Green Door would go on to earn a domestic theatrical gross of $50 million.

Although Lock (pictured) is still tying up a few loose ends, CNS tells FishbowlLA he is essentially already retired.

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