ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv bɹˈænt ɔːdˈɪʃənd fɔːɹ ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊz wˈɛlkʌm hˈoʊm, ɐ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ æz ɐ wˈeɪ tə hˈɛlp wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː vˈɛɾɚɹənz əbtˈeɪn wˈɜːk ɪn ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ.
In September of 1945 Brandt auditioned for NBC radio’s Welcome Home, a program started in 1944 as a way to help World War II veterans obtain work in radio.