Contacts: Carrie Carlson/212.551.7053 carrie.carlson@meredith.com Patrick Taylor/212.551.6984 patrick.taylor@meredith.com EVERY DAY WITH RACHAEL RAY MAGAZINE LAUNCHES FREE ONLINE COOKBOOKS Cookbook Program Offers Free Grilling Recipes for Summer; Targets Digital Audience NEW YORK, NY (May 23, 2012) –Every Day with Rachael Ray, the food magazine from TV personality Rachael Ray, announced today that it is offering two free grilling mini-cookbooks, Summer Grilling Hot List and Grill Out Faves, to online readers. This is the first time ever that the magazine, which is published 10 times a year and reaches 7.4 million readers, has made recipes available in this exclusive way. Just in time for Memorial Day barbeques, users can get access to great summer grilling recipes by downloading the magazine’s Summer Grilling Hot List cookbook, via the brand’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/rachaelraymag. This pocket grilling guide features fast, fun recipes you’ll make all summer long, such as Salmon Steaks with Grilled Pineapple & Corn, mouthwatering Stuffed Pork Chops and Chicken, Plum & Red Onion Kebabs. A second cookbook, Grill-Out Faves, features the some of the top Grilling recipes pulled from the pages of the magazine, including Sweet-Tart Ribs & PotatoZucchini Boats and Ginger-Peach Ice Cream in Grilled Peach Cups, which is downloadable from http://www.rachaelraymag.com/grillingcookbook “The free cookbook program is the first of many aimed at engaging our growing digital audience,” says Every Day with Rachael Ray Editor-in-Chief Lauren Purcell. “Grilling is one of our most popular topics, and we’re thrilled to give readers these free recipes and tips as they kick off the season for backyard barbecues and outdoor entertaining.” Summer Grilling Hotlist: http://www.facebook.com/rachaelraymag Grill-Out Faves: http://www.rachaelraymag.com/grillingcookbook About Every Day With Rachael Ray magazine Launched in 2005, Every Day With Rachael Ray and its partner website, rachaelraymag.com, deliver a fresh, keep-it-real approach to food, travel, entertaining, beauty, style and home that helps readers take things off their to-do lists and have fun while they're doing it. Every Day With Rachael Ray is published 10 times a year by Meredith Corporation [NYSE: MDP], with a rate base of 1.7 million and an audience of 7.4 million readers. Every Day With Rachael Ray was named AdAge’s 2006 Magazine Launch of the Year, and also landed on the publication’s “A List” of Top 10 Magazines in 2007. For more information, please visit http://www.rachaelraymag.com/. About Meredith Corporation Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP; www.meredith.com) is the leading media and marketing company serving American women. Meredith features multiple well-known national brands – including Better Homes and Gardens, Parents, Family Circle, Allrecipes.com, Ladies' Home Journal, Fitness, More, American Baby, Every Day with Rachael Ray and FamilyFun – along with local television brands in fastgrowing markets. Meredith is the industry leader in creating content in key consumer interest areas such as home, family, health and wellness and self-development. Meredith uses multiple distribution platforms – including print, television, online, mobile, tablets, and video – to give consumers content they desire and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing partners. Additionally, Meredith uses its many assets to create powerful custom marketing solutions for many of the nation's top brands and companies. Meredith Xcelerated Marketing has significantly added to its capabilities in recent years through the acquisition of cutting-edge companies in digital, mobile, social, healthcare, database, and international marketing. Most recently, Meredith made a strategic investment in London-based Iris Worldwide, a leader in experiential marketing. A hallmark of Meredith's business model and financial profile is its ability to consistently generate substantial free cash flow by leveraging the strength of its multi-platform portfolio. Meredith is committed to increasing Total Shareholder Return through dividend payments, share repurchases and strategic business investments. Meredith has paid a dividend for 65 straight years and increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years. On October 25, 2011, Meredith announced a 50 percent increase in its annual dividend to $1.53 per share. ###