In the 1970s, when folk customs were in vogue, Cheng became famous in the north as well as the south performing puma on such television shows as "The Prize of Five Lights 'and" Songs of a Farming Village. "His renown reached its zenith in 1987 when he won the second annual National Heritage Award for folk artists.
民國六○年代民俗熱潮中，他帶著布馬走入「五燈獎」、「農村曲」等電視綜藝節目中，程牛屎這個名字不只下港（南部）出名，也是頂港（北部）有名聲；他的名聲，更在七十六年榮獲第二屆國家民族藝術薪傳獎而達到高峰。