Using Automator to Find Date in file name--Help!

Hey guys,
I have this automator question.
Daily I record a radio show. Due to cpu limitations I cannot record it right to AAC. (I use the radio shark) So I record it to aiff format. Radio shark adds in the current date to the file name so I know what date the show is from. What I need to know is if I can get an Automator action to find a file in the Radioshark folder with "Radioshow" and the Current Date in the filename.
How can I have automator use the current date to search for the file.
I need the date variable included because sometimes my automator app doesn't delete the old file, so at times the radio shark folder could contain numerous "RadioShow" files.
Any help appreciated.
17inch Imac 800Mhz/12 inch PB Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hey thanks. That did work. A new question. It takes about 60 minutes to import the file. Once the file is imported I would like automator to change the Track Info and put it into a specific playlist.
Most of the time the file imports but does not finish the actions in automator (the track info and moving it to the playlist). I am assuming that it is "timing out" during the import process. Is there a way to pause the automator actions for 60 minutes after it begins the import process and then completed the subsequent actions?
Any help appreciated!
Craig

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