The position became permanent when Tyree succumbed several weeks after Hurricane Katrina .
He returned to the media in 2005 on WWL ( AM ) as a fill - in for David Tyree , a popular host stricken with cancer .
The position became permanent when host succumbed several weeks after Hurricane Katrina .
He returned to the media in 2005 on WWL ( AM ) as a fill - in for David Tyree , a popular host stricken with cancer .