In the 1940s and 1950s, he was closely associated with Bud Collyer, as announcer on three Collyer-hosted game shows, Winner Take All,[1] Beat the Clock,[2] and To Tell the Truth, all produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman.

[5] In 1960, he was host of Upbeat Saturday Night, a 30-minute program featuring live jazz music on CBS radio.

Bennett, who was never seen on-camera, made an appearance with the winner, Edward Darnell of Columbus, Indiana, who had been flown to New York to be a contestant on Clock.

[7] Collyer often kidded Bennett about the tendency for his voice to break when introducing "America's number-one clock watcher...

[citation needed] In 1960, the network transferred Bennett to Los Angeles, where he was heard as announcer on such shows as The Danny Kaye Show,[2]: 234  Your Surprise Package,[2]: 1210  the Tournament of Roses Parade, and, most notably, the soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.