kˈɑːkɹən ɹɪzˈaɪnd fɹʌm sˌiːbˌiːˈɛs nˈuːz ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn tə bɪkˌʌm hˈoʊst ʌv ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋ sˈɜːkəl θˈiəɾɚ, sˈeɪɪŋ, "ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋ ˈɔfɚd mˌiː ɐn ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ðæt aɪ kˌʊdənt pˈæs ˈʌp".
Cochran resigned from CBS News in July 1961 to become host of Armstrong Circle Theatre, saying, "Armstrong offered me an opportunity that I couldn't pass up".