Except for a brief period of study with the jazz saxophonist Bert Wilson (another player known for his facility with the altissimo register)
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His style inspired several other broadcasters who grew up in the Midwest, such as the Cubs' Jack Brickhouse, Earl Gillespie, Bert Wilson, Gene Elston, his Chisox partner Milo Hamilton, the Phillies' Harry Kalas, the Brewers' Bob Uecker, Harry Caray of the Cardinals and later the Cubs, and the Mariners' Dave Niehaus.
During his brief stay with the Cubs, announcer Bert Wilson placed Bilko at the end of what he hoped would be a soon-to-be-famous double play combination of Ernie Banks, Gene Baker and Steve Bilko.