Clint Brown's family moved to Petone and he joined the Petone Rugby Club.
10 Facts About Clint Brown
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Clint Brown played rugby for the First XV at Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College.
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Clint Brown's career has included sport and music presenting, Breakfast show host, and account manager for Radio Network TRN.
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Clint Brown began working in January 1979 as a Broadcasting Cadet at 2ZN Nelson.
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Clint Brown worked as an announcer for 3ZA Greymouth, 2ZD Masterton, 4ZA Invercargill, 2ZM Wellington, 1ZM Auckland, and Radio NZ Sport Wellington up to 1989 when he became a TV3 sports presenter.
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Clint Brown was 1994 New Zealand Sports Journalist of the Year and Best TV Sports Broadcaster of the Year and won awards in 1995 for Best Sport Show at the Mobil Sport New Zealand film and television awards and 1999 for Best Sports Story at the Qantas Media Awards.
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Clint Brown was voted Best Sports Presenter in New Zealand five times from 2002 to 2006 by TV Guide Magazine.
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In September 2006, Clint Brown was in Taupo for a dinner with people associated with the A1 Grand Prix race to be held in Taupo.
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Clint Brown was involved in an incident during his time at TV3 which saw him stripped nude and having his eyebrows shaved off by members of the All Blacks rugby team after becoming heavily intoxicated on a flight from South Africa to Australia.
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Clint Brown hosted the breakfast show slot from 6am to 10am every weekday.