Close
MyNorthwest
News
Opinion
Sports
Tools
Connect

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)

Social Media:
X (Twitter)
Instagram
YouTube
LinkedIn

Rantz: Edmonds School District tells 7-year-olds that gender doesn’t exist, asked for their pronouns

A Washington school district is pushing gender identity on 7-year-old kids. They even asked the children for their personal pronouns.
4 years ago

Rantz: Hospital staff complain ‘Maternity Center’ not gender inclusive enough for ‘birthing people’

The EvergreenHealth Medical Center may change the name of its Family Maternity Center. Some staff claim “maternity” is not gender-inclusive enough.
4 years ago

Rantz: King County inclusivity training mandates staff help criminal illegal immigrants

King County Department of Equity and Social Justice training documents instruct staff to help illegal immigrants escape consequences of criminal behavior.
4 years ago

Rantz: WA schools adopt race-based discipline, white students to get harsher punishment

A Washington school board butted heads over a new student discipline policy that considers a student's race before deciding on a punishment.
4 years ago

Rantz: Seattle group hosting racially segregated theater receives $100k in tax dollars

A Seattle-based theater company hosts performances of Shakespeare meant to be racially segregated.
4 years ago

Rantz: AG Ferguson mandates booster for staff, but most COVID infections hit the vaccinated

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is requiring staff to receive COVID-19 booster shots in order to return to work.
5 years ago

Rantz: After hours unnoticed on Seattle bus, unresponsive man pronounced dead at end of shift

A King County Metro worker finds a man who is ultimately pronounced dead inside their bus. It's not hard to connect this to the homelessness crisis.
5 years ago

Rantz: Democrat Kim Schrier says it’s ‘un-American’ to blame Biden over gas prices

Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA-08) declares it "un-American" to blame President Joe Biden for high gas prices. She launched into transparent political propaganda.
5 years ago

Rantz: Teacher disciplined for disturbingly sexual comment to young student

A teacher at Anacortes High School was disciplined for a disturbing comment. The teacher has since been placed on administrative leave.
5 years ago

Rantz: Prolific offender accused in brutal assault; media ignores that the suspect is homeless

Local media outlets fail to disclose demographic information about an alleged assault suspect important for their identification.
5 years ago

Rantz: King County Metro says it supports Ukraine — too bad it doesn’t support Seattle riders

Watch the Jason Rantz Show's coverage of King County Metro's failure to support Seattleites as it spends its time "pledging support" to Ukraine.
5 years ago

Rantz: Homeless addict dies at Seattle Tiny House Village, drugs rampant as program slowly kills

At 10:45 p.m. on Feb. 10, Seattle police informed Scott Townson that his 32-year-old son Jeremy was found dead inside the Georgetown Tiny House Village.
5 years ago

Rantz: School district says your baby is racist — their CRT propaganda will fix it

A Seattle-area school district thinks your baby is a racist. But don't worry: good ol' fashioned progressive propaganda will fix it.
5 years ago

Rantz: Maskless Rep. Jayapal admits she ‘undermines our democracy’ in shocking tweets

Seattle Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal admits she "undermines our democracy" in a pair of shockingly hypocritical tweets.
5 years ago

Rantz: Seattle’s plan for six stationed cops isn’t quite happening, suspects already released

As Mayor Harrell unveiled a new downtown crime initiative, nine of 16 charged drug dealers had already been released onto Seattle's streets.
5 years ago

Rantz: Inslee compares his fight to punish political speech to Ukraine’s war heroes

Gov. Inslee has long suffered delusions of grandeur. But his latest comments are so over-the-top, it's worth questioning his mental fitness to do his job.
5 years ago

Rantz: Politico reporter attempts failed COVID smear at my CPAC panel

A Politico reporter tried to smear me and conservatives at a panel I recently moderated. It failed miserably.
5 years ago

Rantz: More Seattle cops leave, as Mayor Harrell asks for larger police department

As Mayor Bruce Harrell calls to grow the Seattle Police Department, 19 sworn officers and one recruit separated from the department in January.
5 years ago

Rantz: WSDOT spends big on Olympics recruitment ads after needlessly firing hundreds

The Washington State Department of Transportation fired hundreds of staff over the COVID vaccine mandate. Now, it is spending big on commercials.
5 years ago

Rantz: Dangerous homeless addicts take over park, terrorize Seattle neighborhood

Homeless people living in a dangerous and inhumane encampment are terrorizing nearby homeowners in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
5 years ago

Rantz: Washington Democrats try to change election laws to ensure they never lose

Power-hungry Washington Democrats are doing their level best to change election laws to ensure they hang on to power forever.
5 years ago

Rantz: Providence COVID policy kept wife from husband after surgery — then, he died

Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett again faces criticism over its COVID visitation policy. A wife couldn't visit her husband until it was too late.
5 years ago

Rantz: School board defends segregated meeting, says ‘marginalized’ are uncomfortable around whites

A Seattle-area School Board is defending its decision to offer racially segregated meetings to help select a new superintendent. The defense is racist.
5 years ago

Rantz: Democrat says Native Americans can’t drown because of ‘eons’ of experience

A Democrat lawmaker, Rep. Cindy Ryu (D-Shoreline), is pushing a law forcing people to wear a personal flotation device in certain circumstances.
5 years ago