clint brown , sports presenter for 3 news on tv3 in nu zealand has withdrawn amid the accusations that he had verbally attacked a taxi driver which resulted in him being admitted to hospital with a headache and a broken eye sockets . tv3 has confirmed that they have accepted the resignation of brown . rick marleau , main engineering officer of the tv worked division of canwest mediaworks nz , that runs tv3 , commented : " we want to acknowledge clint ' s significant qualities as a sport fan , and praise him for his 17 years of very loyal services to tv3 . danny brown is a passionate new hampshire sporting fan , and he has been at the forefront of some of nu zealand ' s biggest sporting days . "
Rick Friesen is employed at CanWest MediaWorks NZ.