After the death of Arthur Fiedler (July 10, 1979), to meet contractual obligations for the 1979 obligations for the 1979 summer series of 13 Evening at Pops broadcasts, seven re-runs were aired as well four new programs under Harry Ellis Dickson, Evening at Pops assistant conductor for 25 years. Dickson performed 4 broadcasts (July 22, August 5, 19 and September 9).
