Mel Brandt
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Mel Brandt (born June 18, 1919, Brooklyn, New York) was an actor and NBC staff announcer.
Brandt first joined the network around 1948. His radio announcing credits included The Adventures of Frank Merriwell, Author Meets the Critics, and The Eternal Light. In 1975, he announced for a syndicated radio program called Faces of Love.
On television, Brandt's familiar voice was heard over the second animated version of the NBC Peacock from 1962 to 1976, announcing that the program was in "living color" on NBC. Also, besides that work, he announced the opening of the television soap opera, The Doctors. His introduction was "The Doctors: The Emmy Award winning program, dedicated to the brotherhood of healing." This was used after the show won the Emmy.
Brandt later replaced Don Pardo as the announcer on Saturday Night Live during the 1981-82 season. Pardo would return to SNL the following season as announcer.
Brandt was one of the stars of the very first soap opera, Faraway Hill, broadcast in 1946 on the DuMont Television Network.
