anthony brown , sports presenter for 3 news on tv3 in new zealand has resigned amidst the complaints that he had assaulting attacked a taxi driver and results in him being admitted to accommodation with a concussion and a broken eye socket . tv3 has declared that they have accepted the removal of brown . rick parise , chief operating officer of the tv works divisions of tci mediaworks nz , that owned tv3 , said : " we wish to acknowledge edward ' s significant services as a sports broadcaster , and thank him for his 17 years of very loyal service to tv3 . tommy taylor is a devoted old zealand sports fan , and he has been at the forefront of some of new zealand ' s greatest sporting moments . "
Rick Friesen is employed at CanWest MediaWorks NZ.