Who Horace Logan What Horace Logan, started the 'Louisiana Hayride,' which gave breaks to Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, dies When October 13, 2002 Where Victoria, TX   (Excerpt from the article mentioned above) Victoria, Texas (AP) -- Horace Lee Logan, who started the country music program "Louisiana Hayride" and first said what became the catch-phrase "Elvis has left the building," died Sunday. He was 86. Logan had pancreatitis and acute respiratory distress syndrome, said his wife, Linda. Logan began in radio when he was 16, after winning a contest to become an announcer on KWKH-AM in Shreveport, La., Mrs. Logan said. He began producing the Hayride, a country music show performed before a live KWKH audience in Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium, in 1948. It survived only two years after Logan's departure in 1958. Full text of article can be found on the San Francisco Chronicle web site using the link above. Other articles and writeups: Hayride Legend Dies The Shreveport Times 'Elvis has left the building' coiner dies at 86 Houston Chronicle The Man Who Introduced Elvis is dead at 86 CNN Horace Lee Logan, Jr. (Obituary) Victoria Advocate Country Music Loses a Legend Victoria Advocate Horace Logan, 86; Created Radio's 'Louisiana Hayride' Country and Western Show Los Angeles Times (Note: Some news media sites require user registration to read articles and/or to send you 'targeted' email from advertisers.)   Contact San Francisco Chronicle / AP