Sunny Anderson began her entertainment career at Armed Forces Network while serving in the military.
so easy. I cook with ingr dients that aren’t hard to nd but can still be used to make international fl a- ors. You can make
so easy. I cook with ingre- dients that aren’t hard to fi nd but can still be used to make international fl a- vors. You can make jag- erschnitzel
erschnitzel without going to a German market [get Anderson’’s recipe at
www.bit.ly/2kIswpK].
a [veteran] and a [mili- tary] brat, and they’re just happy to see people who “made it.”
Food Network? Q
ANDERSON: It did everything. At Defense Information School, we learned editing, writing, [how to be] on-camera, producing, and pub- lic aff airs. Even though it was back in the analog age, I still use that training to this day.
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What did moving around a lot teach you about food?
ANDERSON: One of the things I loved about the military as a kid and an adult was going off base and exploring. I could try new things and meet new people. When it comes to food, I think being willing to try something new culinary-wise makes you a more open person.
you hear from military families about your cookbook?
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ANDERSON: A lot of moms and dads are surprised cooking can be
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You’ve had some book stops at military bases. What do
How did that help prepare you for your role on
I’m really proud of that, especially since the military helped train me for what I’m doing today.
Q I’m really proud of that, especially
to a German market [get Anderson s recipe at
www.bit.ly/2kIswpK]. People also know I’m
into the unknown. “As a journalist, that’s enor- mously helpful,” she says. “I would walk in as an outsider, so I came in objectively and could look around at all 30 kids … with new eyes.” Before becoming a reporter and longtime cohost of NPR’s Morning Edition, Montagne moved from one Marine Corps base to another. Her dad, Arthur “Bud” Montagne, was a retired Marine Corps major and pri- or-enlisted sailor. He was aboard the battleship USS California (BB-44) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941, when a pair of torpedoes ripped through the port side of his ship. He survived the attack. His best friend did not. Bud Montagne later served in
What advice do you have for today’s military families?
ANDERSON: I’d tell the kids it’s OK if they feel like they don’t belong. Just when I’d get comfortable in a new place, we’d move, and I’d be the new kid again. But as an adult, there isn’t a room that I walk into where I can’t talk to everyone. I would tell the parents to go easy on their kids. If you think it’s diffi cult to move, realize that it’s diffi cult for your kids as well. In- volve your kids in that process. I’d also tell military parents that
when you move, please stop throw- ing your kids’ toys out just to make weight. [laughs]
A
ward-winning reporter Renée Montagne learned about
objectivity on many dif- ferent playgrounds. Montagne was the new kid in school more than a dozen times, so she has lots of practice walking
the Korean War before becoming a Marine Corps offi cer and engineer, taking his family from Hawaii to California, Arizona, and Virginia. He died in 2011 at the age of 90. Renée, a lauded journalist who
has reported from Afghanistan and South Africa, later would fi nd her- self reporting on military leaders throughout her career.
were born. Did he talk about that much?
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MONTAGNE: He did, but for this rea- son: He met my mother at a dance two nights before he shipped out. It was love at fi rst sight, and he saw her one more time — just long enough to ask her to marry him. When he got to Ha- waiaii, he bought ai, he bought a ring and shipped it to her right be- fore the attack. It fi nally made it there fi ve
months later, but they lost touch.
He never forgot her, though, and tracked her down when he was 25.
PHOTO: COURTESY SUNNY ANDERSON
Your dad survived the attack on Pearl Harbor before you
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