Which actor played Easy Reader on the 1970s U.S. PBS kids' series "The Electric Company"?

On the 1970s U.S. PBS kids' series "The Electric Company", Easy Reader was Morgan Freeman. He was a smooth hipster who loved reading and using words to interact with people ever since the first season (1971–1972). Easy Reader was associated with Valerie the Librarian (Hattie Winston) and Vi (Lee Chamberlin) in her diner.

Also within the series, Easy Reader was liked and loved because he was a feature character who loved to perform as a singer. He would often sing a song when he talked about words and reading.

When Morgan Freeman played Easy Reader on the PBS kids' show "The Electric Company", this was was his first TV Show.