White Directory Publishers, Inc.
(The Talking Phone Book®)
1945 Sheridan Drive
Buffalo, NY 14223
Telephone: (800) 388-8255 or (716) 875-9100
President and CEO: Richard D. Lewis
Executive Vice President and COO: Jeff Folckemer
Executive Vice President and CFO: Phil Corwin
Vice President, Sales: Dan Swanson
Vice President, Marketing: Greg Garrick
Vice President, Operations: Mike Wrobleski
White Directory Publishers, Inc. (The Talking Phone Book®), one of the largest independent yellow pages publishers in the United States, was purchased by The Hearst Corporation in September 2004.

White Directory Publishers, based in Buffalo, New York, publishes 80 directories in 11 states, with a combined distribution of more than 10 million copies. A family owned and operated company, White Directory Publishers was founded in 1968 by Wilbur D. Lewis and has since built a solid foundation of successful directories through launches and strategic acquisitions.

According to industry research, the domestic yellow pages industry generated revenues of approximately $15 billion in 2005, with independent publishers garnering 13.5% of the market, up from 7% in 1998. The Hearst Corporation already owns Associated Publishing Company, an independent yellow pages publisher in Texas, which it acquired in 1994.