Talk Show Host and Columnist at Seattle Red AM 770

Jason Rantz

Jason Rantz

About: Jason Rantz is the host of The Jason Rantz Show on Seattle Red AM 770 in Seattle, where he tackles the Pacific Northwest’s biggest news and cultural issues with unapologetic, conservative commentary. As a prominent radio host, columnist, and frequent television guest, Rantz has earned a reputation as Seattle’s leading voice for common sense in a region too often dominated by progressive groupthink. He is also the author of an Amazon best-selling book, What’s Killing America: Inside the Radical Left’s Tragic Destruction of Our Cities (Center Street Books).

Jason’s no-nonsense, witty, and biting approach to news analysis cuts through political spin and media bias. He is best known for his incisive takes on Seattle politics, crime, homelessness, public safety, education, and the consequences of radical policies affecting everyday families.

Rantz is a frequent Fox News voice, regularly appearing on national platforms like The Ingraham Angle, Fox & Friends, Fox News at Night, Evening Edit, and Varney and Co. His commentaries are featured in outlets including The Daily Wire, Newsweek, Daily Mail, Fox News, and National Review. His investigative reporting has been cited by both national and local news outlets.

With nearly 30 years in broadcast journalism, Rantz’s work has been recognized for spotlighting issues that matter to Washington state and beyond. He is passionate about defending free speech, individual liberty, and public accountability.

Expertise: Crime, policing, immigration, education, domestic politics, Israel, economy, homelessness, drugs, and cultural issues.

Education: B.A. in Politics, Occidental College (2004)

Achievements & Awards: The Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington, first place: Excellence in Journalism (2011)

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Rantz: Astonishing 10,000% increase in catalytic converter theft due to WA Democrat’s law

Catalytic converter theft is up an astonishing 10,000% in Washington state since 2019. You can place the blame almost entirely on a Democrat-passed bill.
4 years ago

Rantz: Teacher levels ‘veiled threat’ against parents on LGBT lesson plan

A Bothell music teacher offered a not-so-subtle warning to parents to not pull their kids from his upcoming LGBT-themed lesson.
4 years ago

Rantz: Seattle Fire chief bans ‘brown out’, pretends it’s a racist term

The chief of the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is banning the term "brown out" to describe unstaffed units. He implies the term is racist.
4 years ago

Rantz: Alleged hostage taker cites Dem law to warn Seattle cops not to chase him

A homeless man credited a Democrat-passed bill for his unwillingness to pull over after allegedly taking his girlfriend hostage during a high speed chase.
4 years ago

Rantz: School assignment sent 6th graders to wildly graphic, sexual poetry

Students wound up finding graphic sexual content after their 6th grade teacher sent them on a "poetry scavenger hunt" as part of a class assignment.
4 years ago

Rantz: HS teachers demanded students pledge support of BLM and abortion

A pledge of support for Black Lives Matter, abortion, open borders, and more left-wing political positions were required in order to join a school program.
4 years ago

Rantz: Seattle CM Teresa Mosqueda politicizes sexual assault victims to stop sweeps

Mosqueda feigns anger over the news that the Seattle Police Department is so understaffed that it's not investigating adult sexual assault cases.
4 years ago

Rantz: Seattle principal stonewalled police after man terrorized school

A man suspected of being high on meth allegedly jumped over the fence at a Seattle elementary school, entered a portable classroom, and attempted to steal students' backpacks.
4 years ago

Rantz: Delta Airlines sponsors Seattle LGBT pride event barring police

June is LGBT Pride Month and two of Seattle's largest festivities are barring cops from attending or patrolling.
4 years ago

Rantz: Seattle Police crisis worsens, on track to lose nearly 200 cops this year

The SPD is on track to lose nearly 200 officers by the end of the year. The latest data shows the crisis has no end in sight.
4 years ago

Rantz: Emboldened by Democrat law, criminals won’t pull over for cops as WA crime surges

Washington is reporting a high number of instances where criminal suspects refuse to pull over during investigations because of an anti-policing bill.
4 years ago

Rantz: ‘White identified’ WA college staff joined radical anti-racist political workshop

A group of far-left educators hosted high-level college staff for a two day workshop on dismantling racism and becoming anti-racist educators.
4 years ago

Rantz: Tacoma Parks hosts ‘white staff only’ meeting to fight white supremacy violence

Metro Parks Tacoma hosted a whites-only staff meeting to discuss white supremacy and how "white people can move from being allies to advocates."
4 years ago

Rantz: Prominent Seattle progressive Nick Hanauer wishes ‘terminal cancer’ on Republicans

Venture capitalist and woke Democrat Nick Hanauer is a big part of why we don't see many quality ideas to address tragic events.
4 years ago

Rantz: Rep. Strickland makes evil claim about Justice Thomas on interracial marriage

The congresswoman claimed that Justice Thomas would overturn interracial marriage. Her comments are utterly vile and evil.
4 years ago

Rantz: Terrifying Pike Place Market road rage, hammer assault video released

Cell phone video from a terrifying Pike Place Market road rage incident shows the chaos that ensued on Easter Sunday last month.
4 years ago

Rantz: Democrat candidate’s vulgar campaign ad calls for mass property theft

A Democrat candidate for congress is calling for mass lawlessness to send a message to the "corporate elite."
4 years ago

Rantz: Man nearly murdered in random Seattle drive-by while celebrating job promotion

My 25-year-old coworker had just finished hitting a bucket of golf balls at a North Seattle golf range. Moments later, his elation turned to terror as a man tried to murder him.
4 years ago

Rantz: School Board director hosts ‘Queer Youth Open Mic’ at sex shop

Unless Jenn Mason clears out the store, those children will be near sex toys, graphic books, and lingerie, with a curtained doorway keeping them away.
4 years ago

Rantz: Seattle judge slapped in the face, but refused to report assault to police

The unidentified suspect allegedly slapped a King County Superior Court Judge in the face, but the judge didn't want to be identified as a victim.
4 years ago

Rantz: Victim died as medics waited for critically understaffed Seattle Police to arrive to scene

Due to critically low staffing, Seattle Police were unable to quickly respond to a deadly hit and run as medics waited to be cleared to treat the victim.
4 years ago

Rantz: Did Seattle councilmembers abuse police help, while defunding department?

I didn't come up empty-handed because I have no idea whether or not it's true. In this case, I was stopped from doing a part of my job.
4 years ago

Rantz: School used unsubstantiated hate speech claim to push kids into equity training

KiMS principal alleged there was an "an increase in use of racial and identity slurs." The incidents were "pervasive rather than an isolated incident."
4 years ago

Rantz: Progressives push drug legalization lie, amidst fatal OD surge and past failures

Instead of combatting the drug crisis, left-wing activists hope to legalize drug possession under the guise of treatment by lying about their plans.
4 years ago