The late Daily Mail columnist and feature writer, who died in October 2004, is to be included in the hall of fame that "honours the men and women who have shaped the modern era of British journalism."
This is the second posthumous honour for Lynda Lee-Potter (pictured) who was commonly known as the 'First Lady of Fleet Street' for her sharp and sometimes harsh wit.
Earlier this year a prestigious award for the most outstanding female journalist on a national newspaper to be presented by the Society of Women Writers was named after her.
Lynda was no stranger to such accolades and received many awards in her lifetime. In 1997 she was awarded an OBE in recognition of her outstanding contribution to journalism and in 1989 she was voted British Woman Writer of the Year.
In 2001 she won Columnist of the Year for the second time at the British Press Awards. Born Lynda Higginson in the 1930s Lynda attended Leigh Grammar School before moving to London to commence drama school aged 18 where she met Jeremy Lee-Potter a young medical student.
But her journalistic career started in Aden, Yemen when she accompanied her husband on a tour of duty. She started writing for the Aden Chronicle but became a household name when she joined the Daily Mail in 1967.