The Triple R Frank Thring float at the Fringe Festival Brunswick Street parade, Fitzroy, photographed by Kyriaki Maragozidis, 1993, collection of Triple R

In 1993 the Triple R float, designed by Anita Budai and Andy Miller, paid tribute to legendary actor Frank Thring, who had become a regular at the station. He often joined producer Archie Cuthbertson on air, telling tales of his time in the limelight and reciting tawdry limericks. With his husky, growling, camp voice, he recorded community announcements and station IDs, one of which was a finalist in the 1989 International Festival of Radio in New York. Thring was touched by the tribute float; he had been ill, and passed away the following year.