Tammi Arender, 2024

Tammi Arender

Market Day Report Anchor & Reporter

Tammi was raised on a cotton and soybean farm in Tallulah, Louisiana.

She became a TV news anchor and reporter at KNOE-TV in Monroe, Louisiana in 1981. Tammi is an anchor/reporter for RFD-TV and Rural Radio Channel 147 on Sirius XM. Their news studios are in Nashville where Tammi currently calls home.

She has worked for network affiliates in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Little Rock, Arkansas, Charleston, West Virginia and Nashville, Tennessee.

Tammi contributes as a freelancer to the motorcycle travel show, La Rider TV. That show airs in most of the Louisiana TV markets. She also does stories for This Week in Louisiana Agriculture and the PBS show, Tennessee Crossroads

Tammi has contributed to national shows such as Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, The Nashville Network, Good Morning America, and CBS This Morning.

You may have also seen Tammi on the big screen. Since being asked to be a reporter in the movie remake of one of her favorite childhood shows, Dukes of Hazard, Tammi has gone on to do other films such as The Nice Guys, Twilight Breaking Dawn: Part 2, Pitch Perfect 2, Beautifully Broken, Enemies Among Us, Flag of My Father, Alabama Moon and Private Valentine: Blonde and Dangerous.

Tammi loves to ride horses and Harleys! She’s ridden competitively in barrels, western pleasure, and cutting in the equine arena.

But it’s her current passion that occupies the majority of her free time: cooking! Tammi is an accomplished baker. She has been in national cooking competitions. She was first runner-up on the TNT show On the Menu, where her White Chocolate Cheesecake with Praline Sauce had Emeril LaGasse saying it was one of the best cheesecakes he’d ever tasted! In addition, she’s also been selected to compete on the Food Network shows Bakers vs Fakers and Christmas Cookie Challenge.

LATEST STORIES BY THIS AUTHOR:

Spice up your morning with this quick, flavorful Southwest breakfast recipe! RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender and Lyndi Knowles of ZK Ranches share this hearty and flavorful breakfast idea.
Tammi Arender’s recipe for Hawaiian Ribeye Steaks with Grilled Pineapple Citrus Salad will make you feel like you are on the beach surrounded by palm trees. She joins the Tennessee Beef Council to walk us through the recipe!
RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender visited ZK Ranches in Springfield, Tennessee, to cook some of their homegrown beef, including Date Night Filet Mignon!
What better way to celebrate our beef producers than to eat a delicious burger recipe? RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender shows us a new way to dress up our burgers that will impress everyone this grilling season.
Let’s check back in with Iowa Soybean FarmHER April Hemmes for Women’s History Month this year after she was featured on FarmHER Season 1.
Taste the heat and heart of country music in every mouthful!