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: Mayor says he was victim of ‘white supremacy hate crime attack.’ He wasn’t.

Burien Mayor Jimmy Matta says he was attacked in a white supremacy hate crime. But that's not what happened.
5 years ago

Rantz: Homeless bazaar selling ‘stolen’ clothes, booze takes over prime Seattle location

As Seattle's economy returns, residents have a new retail outlet to buy clothing and alcohol. But there's a problem: It's an illegal homeless bazaar.
5 years ago

Rantz: State Attorney General draft policy warns staff to get vaccinated or be fired

Employees in the Washington Attorney General's Office must be fully vaccinated and submit proof or be summarily fired, according to a draft policy.
5 years ago

Rantz: Vancouver councilor distributes heroin purchased on ‘dark web.’ Is Seattle next?

A city council member in Vancouver, BC, handed out free heroin, cocaine, and meth. It may not be too long before it happens in Seattle.
5 years ago

Rantz: Bill Gates buys COVID testing company and it’s a giant money grab

Bill Gates, along with George Soros via a consortium, will buy a UK-based COVID testing company. It's nothing more than a money grab. For Gates, it's incredibly transparent.
5 years ago

Rantz: In bizarre rant, Gov. Inslee calls Trump voters ‘bioreactor facility’ spreading COVID in Washington

Gov. Inslee unloaded on Trump supporters in a bizarre, angry, and somewhat incomprehensible rant calling them a "bioreactor facility." He blamed them for spreading COVID in Washington.
5 years ago

Rantz: Leading Seattle mayoral candidate doesn’t pay rent, allegedly owes 20k

The Seattle mayoral candidate who has raised the most in Democracy Vouchers so far this election cycle owes roughly $20,000 in back rent.
5 years ago

Rantz: Anti-Semitic 5th grade lesson claims Israel stole its land, mirrors Hamas propaganda

A 5th-grade lesson plan compared the treatment of Native Americans by European settlers to the treatment of Palestinians by the state of Israel.
5 years ago

Rantz: SeaTac arson suspect faced involuntary commitment hours earlier, fear of new law may have played role

Hours before a suspect was arrested for a SeaTac arson, King County Sheriff's Deputies attempted to involuntarily commit him for mental health treatment.
5 years ago

Rantz: Survey suggests WA state employees expected to become left-wing, anti-racist activists

If you want to work for Washington State, you'll need to go on a journey to become an anti-racist, left-wing activist. Otherwise, you may not be welcome as a state employee in the coming months.
5 years ago

Rantz: Defund CM Lisa Herbold smears Seattle cops cleared of wrongdoing, wants more investigation

Despite being cleared in a civilian-led investigation, an anti-police Seattle council member isn't satisfied. She wants to punish officers for attending a political rally.
5 years ago

Rantz: Seattle politicians deem suburbs racist, begin CRT-inspired dismantling

The Seattle City Council is forwarding plans to dismantle suburbs because far-left activists believe them to be racist. This is critical race theory in action.
5 years ago

Rantz: Seattle just saw its deadliest June in over a decade, up 125% over same month last year

Seattle experienced its deadliest June in at least 13 years signaling the potential that the city may see another record-breaking year of violent crime.
5 years ago

Rantz: Politico reporter smears Rep. McMorris Rodgers in transparent hit piece

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers was smeared in what reads like a hit piece by partisan Politico reporter Zack Colman. He doesn't appear to hide his bias.
5 years ago

Rantz: Teacher secretly recorded pressuring kids to get vaccinated, says we’re ‘not very good Americans’ on masks

A teacher at Sumner Middle School was recorded by a student as he repeatedly tried to persuade his class to get the vaccine. He attempted to get students to even ignore the beliefs of their parents.
5 years ago

Rantz: Elementary school promotes transgender ‘top surgery’ book to kids, forced to remove it

An elementary school in Puyallup promoted a transgender book featuring "top surgery" to its young students. Now, the school is on the defensive.
5 years ago

Rantz: Superintendent says WA schools don’t teach critical race theory — that’s a lie

The State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal says critical race theory isn't being taught in Washington schools. This is a lie.
5 years ago

Rantz: Embarrassing anti-business stunt by Seattle’s Lorena Gonzalez fails spectacularly

Mayoral candidate Lorena Gonzalez chides a business group asking for economic recovery. Instead, she presents her own plan that comes with no details.
5 years ago

Rantz: Middle schoolers get flyer, says they can get abortions, Plan B without asking parents

A Tacoma middle school teacher distributed a flyer to 8th graders on abortion, birth control, consent laws, and more. It told kids they didn't need parental consent.
5 years ago

Rantz: Seattle teacher caught playing vulgar song to middle schoolers

A Seattle middle school teacher was caught playing vulgar, inappropriate music to his students raising serious questions on judgment.
5 years ago

Rantz: Woke HS yearbooks feature ‘ACAB’ sign, officer beating black woman

Two high school yearbooks featured anti-police imagery and messages supporting student activism around Black Lives Matter, including "ACAB."
5 years ago

Rantz: Suspect accused in stabbing death freed by anti-bail group weeks earlier

The Northwest Community Bail Fund paid to free a suspect one prosecutor warned was a danger to the public. That suspect is now accused in a stabbing death.
5 years ago

Rantz: Gay pride event in Seattle city park charging whites ‘reparations fee’

Organizers behind Seattle's TAKING B(L)ACK PRIDE say they will charge white people a "reparations fee" to attend their event at a Seattle park. Is this legal?
5 years ago

Rantz: WSP, SPD arrest main suspect in theft of officer’s car, stolen after she was killed

The Washington State Patrol arrested the primary suspect accused of stealing the personal car of a Seattle officer who was struck and killed on I-5.
5 years ago