Frank Joseph Davis

Frank Joseph Davis (1942—2013) was a radio and television personality in New Orleans, Louisiana, distinguished by his tag line "Naturally N'Awlins" that concluded his on-air interviews.

Career He served New Orleans television station WWL-TV and its radio affiliate WWL-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 the Louisiana 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 the New Orleans Mardi Gras and the cuisine of New Orleans. Davis perennially covered Mardi Gras festivities for local television audiences from a St. Charles Avenue broadcast booth. His death was due to Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, a rare autoimmune disease. He invented the "Strictly N'Awlins" series of seasonings. This is an area where Davis often fished from boats in waters near the bridge.

Selected books Frank Davis Makes Good Groceries: A New Orleans Cookbook, Pelican Publishing, 1985. Frank Davis Cooks Naturally N'Awlins, Pelican Publishing, 1990. Frank Davis Cooks Cajun, Creole, and Crescent City, Pelican Publishing, 1994. Fisherman's Tackle Box Bible, Pelican Publishing, 2003. The Frank Davis Seafood Notebook, Pelican Publishing, 2008.