anthony brown , sports producer for 3 news on tv3 in new zealand has resigned despite the allegations that he had verbally attacked a taxi driver which resulted in him being admitted to hospital with a concussion and a collapsed eyes plug . tv3 has acknowledged that they have accepted the replacement of beard . rick friesen , chief operating officer of the tv works division of comcast mediaworks christchurch , that run tv3 , saying : " we wish to acknowledge clint ' s significant skills as a sports broadcaster , and gratitude him for his 17 years of very loyal loyalty to tv3 . clint brown is a fiercely new zealand hockey fan , and he has been at the forefront of some of the jersey ' s biggest sporting moments . "
Rick Friesen is employed at CanWest MediaWorks NZ.