NEW YORK (AP) – William Shatner, aka Capt. James T. Kirk of the “Star Trek” TV series and movies, is looking for a spokesperson for his new science fiction DVD club.

He’s launched an online contest and wants the voting public to select 10 finalists. Celebrity judges, including Chase Masterson from the cast of the TV series “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” will select seven additional finalists.

Shatner will pick the winner, who will be named spokesperson for the William Shatner Science Fiction DVD Club. The winner also will receive “a large cash award,” according to the contest announcement.

Entrants must create a short video clip that shows why they have what it takes and submit it to http://shatner.blip.tv/. Deadline for entries is Sept. 30.

Aspiring actors, young filmmakers and budding film critics are encouraged to enter.

“This is an opportunity for new faces and new voices in the science fiction world to be seen and heard,” Shatner said in a statement Thursday.

“Plus, this is a chance for passionate fans to be the first to discover the next M. Night Shyamalan or Brandon Routh, and help propel them into stardom,” the 75-year-old actor said.

The “Star Trek” TV series ran from 1966-69. It spawned five spinoff series and 10 films.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Bo Diddley was traveling light, just like other passengers who couldn’t bring liquids or gels on flights because of new anti-terrorism rules.

The 77-year-old singer-musician didn’t have carryon items when he passed through security Thursday at Gainesville Regional Airport. But Diddley said he’d already left his most important item in a city where he was stopping on his way to a concert in Canada.

“My guitar is in New York,” he said.

Diddley popularized rhythm ‘n’ blues in the 1950s with hits including “Bo Diddley,” “You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” and “Mona.”

INDIANA, Pa. (AP) – James Best, who is best known for playing Rosco P. Coltrane on TV’s “The Dukes of Hazzard,” will receive the Harvey Award from The Jimmy Stewart Museum.

Best, 80, is scheduled to receive the award Oct. 20 at an event hosted by Nick and Nina Clooney.

Because Best is also an artist, the museum is hoping to organize a show of his works, said museum executive director Tim Harley.

Best starred with Stewart, a native of Indiana, in the films, “Winchester ’73,” “Shenandoah,” “The Mountain Road” and “Firecreek.”

He also appeared in several other films, including “Seven Angry Men,” “The Last of the Badmen,” “Cast a Long Shadow” and “Gator.” His TV appearances include roles in “Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza,” “Perry Mason” and “Rawhide.”

Best played Coltrane on “The Dukes of Hazzard” from 1979 to 1985. He once said the character’s persona was developed from a voice he used when he would play with his three children.

Earlier this year, the Harvey Award was given posthumously to Spencer Tracy and accepted by his grandson Joseph Spencer Tracy.