These popular features answer readers' questions about items in the news. Just pick up the phone, call in, and ask a relevant Libertarian-oriented question. So phrase your questions with that in mind. And don't make your call obvious propaganda. Local meeting announcements and coverage.
Small papers are hungry for copy.
Many of them will not only run announcements of an upcoming local Libertarian meeting, they might even run a photo of the speaker. Look at the paper, see how they handle similar events, and try it. They might not give as much coverage, but even a date, time, place, speaker, and topic announcement in a major paper can be a big boost. Local news about Libertarians. Many Libertarians have won awards for local LP volunteer work, have been nominated for important positions in local organizations, or have been chosen as delegates.