clint johnson , political presenter for 3 news on tv3 in new zealand has fired amid the allegations that he had insulted insulted a coach driver which ended in him being transported to hospital with a coma and a broken eye socket . tv3 has confirmed that they have accept the resignation of brown . mark friesen , chief operating officer of the stadium productions division of canwest mediaworks nz , that runs tv3 , said : " we wish to assess clint ' s significant skills as a sports broadcaster , and thank him for his 17 year of very valuable service to tv3 . mike brown is a passionate current zealand sports fan , and he has been at the crest of some of south jersey ' s biggest sporting issues . "
Rick Friesen is employed at CanWest MediaWorks NZ.