- White Line Fever
Infobox Television
show_name = White Line Fever
format =Talk show
camera = Multi-camera
picture_format =16:9 SDTV
runtime = 1 hour including ad breaks
starring =Clinton Grybas
country =Australia
network =Foxtel (Fox Footy Channel )
first_aired =6 March 2000
last_aired =29 September 2006
num_episodes = Around 930
website = http://www.foxfooty.com.au/4578.htmWhite Line Fever was an
Australian Football League -relatedtelevision show, airing from2000 to2006 during the regular football season. It was based on atalkback radio format, airing live weeknightly at 7.30pm AEST on theFox Footy Channel on theFoxtel ,Austar and (since2003 ) Optus pay television networks.Hosted by
Clinton Grybas , it allowed fans and viewers to call into the live shows and share their thoughts with regular guest panelists includingTony Shaw ,Terry Wallace ,Rodney Eade ,Derek Humphrey-Smith andMike Sheahan , along with guest players from AFL teams. The show was unique for its viewer interaction and comprehensive analysis ofAustralian rules football .The show made frequent use of live crosses to notable events such as press conferences and AFL Tribunal hearings.
The show commenced in 2000 in a half-hour format from 8pm AEST following the half-hour "Fox Footy News", but was expanded to a full hour from 7.30pm AEST the following year, subsuming the news program as a ten-minute introductory segment presented by
Tiffany Cherry . In2005 the Friday night edition moved to a non-live format, allowing Grybas to front the show without intruding on his football calling duties with radio station3AW . This edition of the show was rebadged as "Friday Night Fever", although still appears as "White Line Fever" in listings.The show ceased broadcasting following Foxtel's failure to secure AFL broadcasting rights beyond 2006, although it has been suggested that a return on one of Foxtel's Fox Sports channels may be considered despite this, as has been done with
The Winners andOn the Couch .
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