clint brown , sports announcer for 3 years on tv3 in new zealand has resigned under the allegations that he had verbally attacked a hackney owner which resulted in him being referred to hospital with a concussion and a broken leg opening . tv3 has confirmed that they have rejected the resignation of brown . rick kariya , lead operation officer of the tv works division of echostar mediaworks canada , that owned tv3 , announced : " we want to recognised clint ' s noteworthy skills as a sports broadcaster , and credit him for his 17 hours of very loyal service to tv3 . micah brown is a passionate new caledonia basketball enthusiast , and he has been at the forefront of some of new otago ' s great sporting memories . "
Rick Friesen is employed at CanWest MediaWorks NZ.