bɹˈænt ɹᵻplˈeɪst dˈɑːn pˈɑːɹdoʊ æz ðɪ ɐnˈaʊnsɚɹ ˌɔn sˈæɾɚdˌeɪ nˈaɪt lˈaɪv dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn dˈæʃ ˈeɪɾi tˈuː sˈiːzən ɛksˈɛpt fɔːɹ tˈuː ˈɛpɪsˌoʊdz fɹʌm ðæt sˈiːzən ɪnwˌɪtʃ bɹˈænt wʌz ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ bˈɪl hˈænɹɐhˌæn, bˈɛɾɚ nˈoʊn ðˈɛn æz ðə vˈɔɪs ʌv ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː nˈaɪtli nˈuːz.
Brandt replaced Don Pardo as the announcer on Saturday Night Live during the 1981-82 season – except for two episodes from that season in which Brandt was replaced by Bill Hanrahan, better known then as the voice of NBC Nightly News.