Background
Ruehl was born in New York City, the son of an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent.
Ruehl was born in New York City, the son of an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent.
He was educated at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, District of Columbia, and later moved to Annapolis where he studied at the University of Maryland and worked as a court reporter for The Baltimore Sun.
During his career, he also contributed to The Australian and The Daily Telegraph. lieutenant was his satirical column in this paper that brought him recognition, leading Roger Johnstone (chief executive of the Financial Review Group) to praise him as a "one of a kind in Australian journalism".