clint brown , soccer writer for 3 live on tv3 in modern zealand has resigned amid the allegations that he had assaulting attacked a traffic owner which resulting in him being admitted to hospital with a concussion and a broken eye socket . tv3 has confirmed that they have refused the resignation of brown . rick friesen , chief operating man of the channel works division of echostar mediaworks usa , that manages tv3 , said : " we wish to recognised ed ' s remarkable skills as a sports broadcaster , and thank him for his 17 years of very loyal engagement to tv3 . mike brown is a passionate new zealand sports fan , and he has been at the height of some of new sport ' s most athletes days . "
Rick Friesen is employed at CanWest MediaWorks NZ.