ALEX WINS WIZARD OF THE YEAR IN A NEW EPISODE OF "WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE," FRIDAY, JULY 8 ON DISNEY CHANNEL

"Wizard of the Year" - After Alex is awarded Wizard of the Year, her former crush Chase stops by and congratulates her with the paparazzi in tow. The encounter quickly turns into a gossip item and marks the two as dating. Upset by the rumor, Alex's current boyfriend Mason decides to confront Chase at Alex's award banquet, in a new episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place," premiering FRIDAY, JULY 8 (8:05-8:35 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.

Starring are Selena Gomez as Alex Russo, David Henrie as Justin Russo, Jake T. Austin as Max Russo, Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle, Maria Canals-Barrera as Theresa Russo and David DeLuise as Jerry Russo.

Guest starring is Andy Kindler ("Everybody Loves Raymond") as Chancellor Rudy Tootietootie, Nick Roux ("Lemonade Mouth") as Chase, and Justin Guarini ("American Idol") as Keith Keith.

"Wizard of the Year" was written by Richard Goodman and directed by Victor Gonzalez.

"Wizards of Waverly Place" carries a TV-G parental guideline.