grant. 1  to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter. 2  to give or accord: to grant permission. 3  to agree or accede to: to grant a request. 4  to admit or concede; accept for the sake of argument: I grant that point. 5  to transfer or convey, especially by deed or writing: to grant property.
Richard Wurman Since TED Talks were first started by  Richard Wurman in 1984, we've seen thousands of talks that have inspired our society. Over the past several years, we've seen more and more TED Talks focused on autism.
Steve Allen was Tonight âs first host and his run on the show (from 1954 to 1957) set the stage for nearly every talk show to come. Allen is considered the originator of the talk show monologue, sketches and audience interaction. So, in a very big way, we could consider Allen the father of the modern day talk show.