EAR Award Finalists Announced

Who needs trophies or little statues? The winners fo the 2007 EAR Awards won't be bothering to bring home any paperweights. The prizes for this award show include Mini Coopers, BMWs, cash and advertising time. The following finalists have been announced from the 2007 EAR Awards. Over 900 entries were received in this year's competition. Winners will be honored and prizes handed out – including the Best of Show prize of $1 million in Clear Channel Radio advertising – at the awards show hosted by Stephen Colbert, November 2 at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Best Copywriting wins Delta AirElite Fleet Membership for a private chartered jet for winner and 5 guests

"Moving Update"
Miller Lite
Crispin Porter Bogusky

"Waitress Update"
Miller Lite
Crispin Porter Bogusky

"Friendship"
Finnegan's Ale
Damman Pearce

"Maria Cea"
Mount Sinai Medical Center
DeVito Verdi

"Don LaFontaine"
GEICO
The Martin Agency

"Talk Like You Type"
TypingMaster Pro
Pond Radio Entertainment

Best Use of Humor wins a pair of 2007 Mini Cooper S

"Toilet"
Axe
BBH

"Friendship"
Finnegan's Ale
Damman Pearce

"Fisherman"
Legal Sea Foods
DeVito Verdi

"Burt Bacharach"
GEICO
The Martin Agency

"Don LaFontaine"
GEICO
The Martin Agency

"Talk Like You Type"
TypingMaster Pro
Pond Radio Entertainment

"Loud Steven"
Procter and Gamble
Saatchi and Saatchi NY

"Teen Girls Phone Conversation"
Smith Micro System
Saatchi and Saatchi NY

Best Use of Music wins 2008 BMW 3 Series Convertible Hardtop with HD Radio Installed

"Song"
American Legacy Foundation/truth
Arnold Worldwide

"Bathroom Rug"
Axe
BBH

"Double Shot General"
Burger King
Crispin Porter Bogusky

"Berghof Polka"
Huber Brewing Co.
Knowles Communications

"Burt Bacharach"
GEICO
The Martin Agency

"Don LaFontaine"
GEICO
The Martin Agency

"Amore"
Cajun's Wharf
Soundscapes

Best PSA/Pro-Bono Spot gets $25,000 may be donated to the Charity of Winner's Choice

"Bears"
American Legacy Foundation/truth
Arnold Worldwide

"Song"
American Legacy Foundation/truth
Arnold Worldwide

"Friendship"
Finnegan's Ale
Damman Pearce

"William"
YMCA of Greater St. Louis
Hughes

"Evil"
Lead Free Rochester Coalition, the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning (CPLP)
Roberts Communications Inc.

"Alice Clark"
Publicis - Dallas
World Wide Wadio

Best Commercial Produced by a Radio Station wins Paris Shopping Spree in the amount of $20,000 on a prepaid American Express
credit card*

"Bowling"
Vigorect
CBS Radio

"Suction Cups"
Spy-Tech Security
Cenla Broadcasting

"Pick Up The Phone"
Collection Stopper
Clear Channel Detroit

"Party Bus"
Symphony Limousines
Clear Channel Greensboro

"Go Wild"
Bronx Zoo
Clear Channel New York

"Crazy"
Adobe Gilas
Clear Channel Orlando

"Handee Hugos BP"
Handee Hugos
Clear Channel Raleigh

"The Steak Place"
Dissmore's IGA
Radio Palouse, Inc.

Best Use of Radio to Drive Consumers to the Web gets $50,000 Line of Credit on PayPal for use on EBay or other online auction sites

"Moon Rover"
HomeBrew Den
Anson-Stoner

"Bears"
American Legacy Foundation/truth
Arnold Worldwide

"Rhino"
Cleveland Zoo
Brokaw

"Tickets"
Broadway dot com
Clear Channel Los Angeles

"I Will Not Pass Gas"
Ad Council
Crispin Porter Bogusky

"Campground"
GEICO
The Martin Agency

"EZ Mabel"
Scripps/Yahoo! HotJobs
Red Deluxe

Best in Show will win $1 million in Clear Channel Radio Advertising.

Stay tuned to see how nicely these teams can share their prizes. Listen to the finalists at www.earawards.com/Finalists2007.html.