Frank Joseph Davis (1942—2013) was a radio and television personality inNew Orleans,Louisiana, distinguished by his tag line "Naturally N'Awlins" that concluded his on-air interviews.[1] He served New Orleans television stationWWL-TV and its radio affiliateWWL-AM, from 1974 until his health-related retirement in 2011. Davis's inaugural broadcast responsibility was a live sportsman's radio talk show, following a brief career with theLouisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. His journalistic style shifted to on-air featured stories and interviews as his subject matter expanded from fishing in southeast Louisiana to theNew Orleans Mardi Gras and the cuisine of New Orleans.[1] His outdoor sportsmen's reports tied together south Louisiana cuisine with the sport of fishing in a way that was said to be pioneering.[2] Davis perennially covered Mardi Gras festivities for local television audiences from aSt. Charles Avenue broadcast booth. His death was due toChronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, a rare autoimmune disease.[1]
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Davis authored several cookbooks and other reference guides to thecuisine of New Orleans and to South Louisiana seafood. His culinary legacy included "bronzing", a toned-down version ofblackening.[3] He invented the "Strictly N'Awlins" series of seasonings.[3] Davis's culinary papers were donated to theSoFab Culinary Library and InstituteArchived 2014-07-20 at theWayback Machine subsequent to his death.[3]
In 2014, theLouisiana State Legislature named theI-10 Twin Span Bridge that linksOrleans Parish andSt. Tammany Parish over the eastern end ofLake Pontchartrain the "Frank Davis 'Naturally N'Awlins' Memorial Bridge".[4] This is an area where Davis often fished from boats in waters near the bridge.[4]
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