Applescript to create an address list text file

I need a script to look through a selected group and get the first and name, and the 'street address' of the address whose label is 'primary'. I want to save this list as a CSV file, with a comma seperating the name from the street, and a new line/carriage return after each entry. I've done a little with applescript, but I can't quite figure this one out. Here's what I've got so far:
tell application "Address Book"
          set _groups to name of every group
          choose from list _groups with title "Create Address List" with prompt "Select an Address Book Group"
          set theirChoice to result as string
          set theContacts to (people in group theirChoice)
          repeat with thePerson in theContacts
display dialog theirChoice
--get addresses & names here
          end repeat
end tell
Thanks for the help.

After more searching, I found this which will take care of adding the text to the text file. I just need to figure out how to get the streetAdress from the Address whose label is 'Primary'
set newText to "Name, streetAdress"
--newText will be the current contact's name/address info, and the next line adds it to the text file
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