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==Radio career==

==Radio career==

Page joined the staff of KWKH, named for broadcast pioneer [[W. K. Henderson]], and worked at the station for sixty-five years until his retirement in 2005 at the age of eighty. In 1949, he began announcing the Louisiana Hayride. In addition to Presley, Page had an impact on the careers of [[Nat Stuckey]] and [[Jim Reeves]], both of whom were former radio announcers at KWKH, and [[Bob Dylan]], who listened to KWKH from his home in Hibbing, [[Minnesota]], and gained ideas for his future musical compositions.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/01/louisiana_hayride_voice_frank.html|title=Louisiana Hayride voice Frank Page dies at age 87|date=January 12, 2013|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=August 29, 2013}}</ref>

Page joined the staff of KWKH, named for broadcast pioneer [[W. K. Henderson]], and worked at the station for sixty-five years until his retirement in 2005 at the age of eighty. In 1949, he began announcing the Louisiana Hayride. In addition to Presley, Page had an impact on the careers of Nat Stuckey and [[Jim Reeves]], both of whom were former radio announcers at KWKH, and [[Bob Dylan]], who listened to KWKH from his home in Hibbing, [[Minnesota]], and gained ideas for his future musical compositions.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/01/louisiana_hayride_voice_frank.html|title=Louisiana Hayride voice Frank Page dies at age 87|date=January 12, 2013|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=August 29, 2013}}</ref>

In the broadcasting business, Page was known for courtesy, humility, and willingness to mentor others seeking to enter the entertainment field. [[CBS]] sports announcer Tim Brando, who was reared in Shreveport, recalls having known Page as a longtime friend of his family. Page exerted impact on the early names in Country music: [[Johnny Cash]], [[Johnny Horton]], [[George Jones]], Loretta Lynn, and [[Hank Williams|Hank Williams, Sr.]]<ref name=bio/> Presley performed "That's Alright Mama" on the radio version of ''Louisiana Hayride'' in 1954; a year later, Presley debuted nationally on the television version of the ''Louisiana Hayride.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2013/01/frank-page-dies-elvis-presley-announcer-was-87.html|author=Chris E. Hayner|title=Frank Page dies: Elvis Presley announcer was 87|date=January 11, 2013|publisher=blog.zap2it.com|accessdate=August 29, 2013}}</ref> When they first came to Shreveport, Frank and his wife and childhood sweetheart, Helen, rented an apartment across the street from singer and [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]], then in his first term in office in [[Baton Rouge]].  The Pages' landlady was Mrs. F. A. Bewley, wife of the owner of a large furniture store in Shreveport. Page and Davis became lifelong friends.<ref name=findagrave/>

In the broadcasting business, Page was known for courtesy, humility, and willingness to mentor others seeking to enter the entertainment field. [[CBS]] sports announcer Tim Brando, who was reared in Shreveport, recalls having known Page as a longtime friend of his family. Page exerted impact on the early names in Country music: [[Johnny Cash]], [[Johnny Horton]], [[George Jones]], Loretta Lynn, and [[Hank Williams|Hank Williams, Sr.]]<ref name=bio/> Presley performed "That's Alright Mama" on the radio version of ''Louisiana Hayride'' in 1954; a year later, Presley debuted nationally on the television version of the ''Louisiana Hayride.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2013/01/frank-page-dies-elvis-presley-announcer-was-87.html|author=Chris E. Hayner|title=Frank Page dies: Elvis Presley announcer was 87|date=January 11, 2013|publisher=blog.zap2it.com|accessdate=August 29, 2013}}</ref> When they first came to Shreveport, Frank and his wife and childhood sweetheart, Helen, rented an apartment across the street from singer and [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]], then in his first term in office in [[Baton Rouge]].  The Pages' landlady was Mrs. F. A. Bewley, wife of the owner of a large furniture store in Shreveport. Page and Davis became lifelong friends.<ref name=findagrave/>