clint brown , former presenter for 3 news on tv3 in south jersey has resigning amid the allegations that he had assaulted attacked a traffic driver this resulted in him being admitted to hospital with a disability and a broken eye socket . tv3 has confirmed that they have accepted the replacement of brown . tom friesen , chief operating officer of the tv arts subsidiary of canwest mediaworks christchurch , that runs tv3 , declared : " we desire to acknowledge clint ' s significant skills as a sports broadcaster , and thank him for his 17 years of very loyal service to tv3 . clint brown is a passionate new zealand sports fan , and he has been at the forefront of some of new zealand ' s biggest sporting events . "
Rick Friesen is employed at CanWest MediaWorks NZ.