Charlie Bird will be conferred with the Freedom of County Wicklow next week.
A special ceremony will take place to mark the huge honour for the well known retired RTE broadcaster, who is a resident of the county, on Monday.
Elected Members of Wicklow County Council made the decision to confer the honour on the well known presenter in recognition of his work in the field of broadcasting and more recently in his campaigning for the Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House.