clint brown , sports presenter for 3 news on tv3 in new zealand has resigned during the accusation that he had berated assaults a taxi driver this resulted in him being admitted to clinic with a concussion and a broken eye socket . tv3 has confirmed that they have accepted the resignation of brown . ricky friesen , chief information officer of the music works department of starz mediaworks nz , that runs tv3 , said : " we wish to celebrate clint ' s significant qualities as a professional journalist , and thank him for his 17 years of very loyal services to tv3 . danny brown is a fierce new york sports fan , and he has been at the center of some of new zealand ' s biggest sporting memories . "
Rick Friesen is employed at CanWest MediaWorks NZ.