Pettis has: Appeared 9 times on American Public Radio's Mtn. Stage; Been featured on NPR's E-town, Morning Edition & World Café; Appeared on VH-1, CBS News, & the Nashville Network; and toured in 48 states as well as in Canada/Europe! Winner of the Kerrville Folk Festival’s esteemed New Folk Songwriting competition, He's also earned many songwriting awards including an ASCAP CMA for ‘You Move Me'(Garth Brooks). Art Art Garfunkel, Claire Lynch, David Wilcox, Tom Kimmel, & others have recorded his songs, which are distinguished by his uncanny ability to capture both the humor AND trials of daily life!