▁for ▁several ▁local ▁television ▁stations . ▁Additionally , ▁Sp a eth ▁was ▁a ▁speech writer ▁for ▁William ▁S . ▁Pale y , ▁founder ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁CBS . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Sp a eth ▁hosted ▁and ▁produced ▁a ▁night ly ▁television ▁show ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio , ▁for ▁Warner - Am ex ▁C able . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Sp a eth ▁was ▁a ▁producer ▁for ▁ 2 0 / 2 0 , ▁where ▁she ▁produced ▁segments ▁on ▁Liber ace , ▁gift ed ▁children ▁and ▁motor cycle ▁gang s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Sp a eth ▁was ▁accepted ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁F ell ows ▁program ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁work ▁under ▁F BI ▁Director ▁William ▁Web ster ▁as ▁his ▁special ▁assistant , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁public ▁affairs ▁for ▁the ▁Federal ▁Trade ▁Commission . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁she ▁became ▁White ▁House ▁Director ▁of ▁Media ▁Rel ations ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Dallas ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁Sp a eth ▁founded ▁Sp a eth ▁Communic ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Sp a eth ▁taught ▁B LC ▁( bus iness ▁leadership ▁center ) ▁sem inar ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁C ox ▁School ▁of ▁Business . ▁ ▁Swift ▁Bo at ▁V eter