Longtime WESH 2 journalists Amanda Dukes and Dave McDaniel have been honored as 2023 Legacy Award recipients by the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists. The Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists Legacy Award is given to nominees who have given at least 25 years of service to the journalism profession and on merits that include character and contributions to their newsrooms and communities.Dukes spent 25 years at WESH 2 before retiring last month. Her distinguished career encompassed coverage of some of Central Florida’s biggest stories, including the Casey Anthony trial, the 1998 wildfires and countless hurricanes. She traveled the state, covering politics, including the controversial 2000 presidential election. She received two Emmy awards for reporting on the murder of Orlando Police Lieutenant Debra Clayton and the FreeFall tragedy.McDaniel began his career at WESH 2 in 1988 and has been on the ground covering many of the region’s major events for the last 33 years, including the “Vampire Murders,” George Zimmerman, Shuttle Columbia, and the Pulse nightclub massacre. He has earned numerous awards over the years, including a shared Peabody with the WESH 2 News staff for the "Building Homes: Building Problems" investigative series and several Emmy-winning programs on WESH 2 News.“Both Amanda and Dave couldn’t be more deserving of this great honor,” said John Soapes, the president and general manager of WESH 2. “Their dedication to covering the Central Florida community has truly had an impact for many years.”The two will be honored at the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists annual awards gala in Orlando next month.