bɹˈænt wʌzðə sˈɪɹiz ɐnˈaʊnsɚ fɔːɹ ˈʌðɚɹ ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiːtˌiːvˈiː pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə bˈɛl tˈɛlᵻfˌoʊn ˈaʊɚ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn θɹuː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ænd dʒˌiːˈiː kˈɑːlɪdʒ bˈoʊl ˌɔn ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː sˈɛvənti, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hɪz ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən wʌz "mˈætʃ wˈɪts wɪððə tʃˈæmpiənz ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz fˈeɪvɚɹᵻt kwˈɛstʃən ænd ˈænsɚ ɡˈeɪm, lˈaɪv fɹʌm nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk kˈɑːlɪdʒ bˈoʊl,", ænd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ bɹˈiːf plˈʌɡ fɔːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk wʊd ˌɪntɹədˈuːs "ðə mˈæn wɪððə kwˈɛstʃənz, ɹˈɑːbɚt ˈɜːl.
Brandt was the series announcer for other NBC-TV programs including The Bell Telephone Hour  from 1959 through 1968, and GE College Bowl on NBC from 1963–70, in which his introduction was "Match wits with the champions in America's favorite question and answer game, live from New York, the General Electric College Bowl,", and after a brief plug for General Electric would introduce "the man with the questions, Robert Earle.