She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1992 Queen's New Years Honours List and awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to radio broadcasting.
[on retirement] I miss the feeling of being right in the center of things. Being on the program was like having a word in the ear of the nation at the breakfast table.