Bert Wilson (born Ralph Bertram Puckett; February 5, 1911 – November 5, 1955), was a play-by-play broadcaster for Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs from 1943 to 1955.
Wilson was born in Columbus, Ohio,[1] and attended the University of Iowa, studying voice and trumpet performance.
He also had other well-known phrases, such as "It's a beautiful day in Chicago"[2] and, when the Cubs were doing poorly near the end of the season as they frequently were, "Bring on the Bears.
The Cubs were contenders when Wilson first began covering them for WGN, but by the mid-1950s were engaged in an annual battle with the Pittsburgh Pirates for last place in the National League.
Following the 1955 season, Wilson, worn out by travel and suffering from heart trouble, left the Cubs and signed with the Cincinnati Reds to do a less taxing schedule of play-by-play on television in 1956.