Hawkeye Acquisition (MDP) 10-Q 2004 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Meredith Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we the undersigned certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/  William T. Kerr ______________________________	/s/  Suku V. Radia ______________________________
William T. Kerr Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	Suku V. Radia Vice President-Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
Dated: May 13, 2004	Dated: May 13, 2004