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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. Helen Parsons Bewley (1893-1977), the wife of Floyd Arthur Bewley (1893-1955), the owner of a large furniture store in Shreveport that continued operations after his death. Page and Governor 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 Helen Parsons Bewley (1893-1977), the wife of Floyd Arthur Bewley (1893-1955), the owner of a large furniture store in Shreveport that continued operations after his death. Page and Governor Davis became lifelong friends.<ref name=findagrave/>

A member of the County Music DJ Hall of Fame, Page was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters.<ref name=bio/> In 2009, he was inducted into the Wall of Fame in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksla.com/story/20549314/frank-page-original-broadcaster-of-elvis-presley-dies|author=Willard Woods|title=Funeral set for Hayride voice, broadcasting legend Frank Page|date=January 9, 2013|publisher=KSLA-TV|accessdate=August 29, 2013}}</ref> Page worked closely with KWKH personality [[Louise Alley]], who in 1978 established her own advertising agency which she operated until 2012 in her adopted city of Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=louise-frances-koury-alley&pid=176071746&fhid=6593|title=Louise Frances Koury Alley obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=October 11, 2015}}</ref>

A member of the County Music DJ Hall of Fame, Page was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters.<ref name=bio/> In 2009, he was inducted into the Wall of Fame in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksla.com/story/20549314/frank-page-original-broadcaster-of-elvis-presley-dies|author=Willard Woods|title=Funeral set for Hayride voice, broadcasting legend Frank Page|date=January 9, 2013|publisher=KSLA-TV|accessdate=August 29, 2013}}</ref> Page worked closely with KWKH personality [[Louise Alley]], who in 1978 established her own advertising agency which she operated until 2012 in her adopted city of Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=louise-frances-koury-alley&pid=176071746&fhid=6593|title=Louise Frances Koury Alley obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=October 11, 2015}}</ref>