At a banquet given in his honour Sir Jocelyn Hitchcock once modestly attributed his success in life to the habit of "getting up earlier than the other fellow." But this was partly metaphorical, partly false and in case wholly relative for journalists are as a rule late risers.
Michael James Rowan was last year sentenced to a minimum of six months jail for two counts of giving false or misleading evidence.
The charges related to a Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) investigationthat centred around Rowan's relationship with three female officers.
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