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: With ‘rebranded’ shutdown, Gov. Inslee reminds state he’s COVID clueless

With a "rebranded" COVID shutdown, Governor Jay Inslee just reminded Washington he can't navigate the economy through the pandemic. What was presented as a reopening plan was just a way of telling us we're still closed.
6 years ago

Rantz: Inslee says credit scores are racist but his admin uses them to hire

Governor Jay Inslee says credit scores are racist, as it disproportionately impacts people of color from getting affordable insurance. Yet he uses them when hiring.
6 years ago

Rantz: Deputy Seattle City Attorney lives in NYC, releases criminals that won’t hurt him

Deputy Seattle City Attorney John Schochet doesn't live in Seattle. He doesn't even live in Washington state and works remotely in an office that's already in over its head.
6 years ago

Rantz: Seattle City Attorney releases prolific offender, nearly kills man hours later

The office of Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes released a prolific offender after an assault arrest. That suspect nearly stomped a man to death 24 hours later.
6 years ago

Rantz: Police clear radicals occupying motel, chief announces zero tolerance policy

Radicals with Tacoma Housing Now are holding a Travelodge hostage in Fife while activists are assembling their version of an army to defend the takeover.
6 years ago

Rantz: The 20 most outrageous stories of 2020 from Seattle and greater Washington

2020 was an objectively crummy year and I had the displeasure of covering some truly outrageous stories from Seattle and across Washington state.
6 years ago

Rantz: Fare enforcement is now racist in Seattle because… equity

Enforcing fares on Sound Transit is racist and our woke leaders on its board are using equity to tackle the apparent scourge of punishing theft.
6 years ago

Rantz: Seattle Police on pace to lose nearly 200 officers in mass exodus this year

The Seattle Police Department is on pace to lose nearly 200 police officers by year's end in a historic mass exodus, the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH learned.
6 years ago

Rantz: Seattle Antifa activist ‘faked’ injury, fueling anti-police propaganda

An Antifa activist faked an injury at a weekend protest in Seattle, a source close to the investigation tells the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH.
6 years ago

Rantz: Edmonds police chief hire out after one week, mayor triples down on racism

A police chief given the job due to his skin color is out a week later. Rather than fix the problem that caused this mess, the mayor triples down on racism.
6 years ago

Rantz: Delusional activists make up claim Seattle police ‘murdered’ man

Posters claim Seattle police "murdered" a man, presumably to continue activist pressure to defund the police. But it didn't actually happen.
6 years ago

Rantz: Move over Oprah. Here are Jason Rantz Show’s favorite Christmas gifts.

For too long, the disappointing taste of Oprah Winfrey has dominated the gift-giving season with Christmas recommendations. It's time to end her reign.
6 years ago

Rantz: Seattle radicals occupy park, yellow house in new ‘autonomous zone’

Radical activists in Seattle have created a second iteration of the infamous and deadly Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, taking an abandoned yellow house.
6 years ago

Rantz: As crimes surge, Seattle judge releases dangerous suspects without bail

As Seattle crimes surge, Judge Lisa Paglisotti released a pair of dangerous suspects without even requiring bail. One is a repeat offender.
6 years ago

Rantz: District reclassified Asians with whites when they did too well academically

A Washington district removed Asian students as “students of color” after their grades were too high. Instead, they were lumped in with white students.
6 years ago

Rantz: Seattle CM called police she defunded to report crime she is effectively legalizing

Seattle councilmember Lisa Herbold called the police department she defunded to report a crime she suffered that would be effectively legalized under her proposal. Glad she didn't wait to pass her bill to call the cops.
6 years ago

Rantz: Councilmember Lisa Herbold’s ‘poverty defense’ will destroy Seattle

Seattle City councilmember Lisa Herbold's newest experimental policy, a so-called "poverty defense," makes her a danger to the public. 
6 years ago

Rantz: (UPDATE) Portland’s ‘red house autonomous zone’ activists won’t leave

The family behind the Red House Autonomous Zone in North Portland own a second home two miles away. Plus, Mayor Ted Wheeler's office is now negotiating.
6 years ago

Rantz: Seattle Police face critical shortage as 33 more officers leave in mass exodus

The Seattle Police Department saw another 33 officers leave the force as the mass exodus continues, the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH has learned.
6 years ago

Rantz: Radical councilmembers offended city is funding police department

Two of Burien's most radical city councilmembers abstained from voting on the budget because it funded the police. They couldn't back the blue.
6 years ago

Rantz: Seattle Public Health offers COVID hook-up advice, yet scolds you for holiday travel

Folks are raising eyebrows over a recently discovered piece of COVID sex advice from Seattle Public Health recommending a very specific sex act, while also shaming you for traveling during the holidays.
6 years ago

Rantz: WA school changed all grades to make up for its failing remote students

Frontier Middle School changed the grades of all its students because too many were falling behind due to remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago

Rantz: Socialist Seattle CM Kshama Sawant takes big, out-of-state dollars to fight recall

Seattle's divisive Socialist city councilwoman Kshama Sawant is raking in big dollars from out-of-state donors trying to save the firebrand's political career. 
6 years ago

Rantz: Gov. Inslee’s coronavirus power trip is killing representative democracy

Governor Jay Inslee is on a coronavirus and political power trip. It shows a weakness in Washington's supposed representative democracy.
6 years ago