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: Casting Meryl Streep as Aslan in ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ is an affront to fans and C.S. Lewis

Greta Gerwig is apparently in talks with Meryl Streep to play Aslan in "The Chronicles of Narnia." It's rightly led to backlash.
1 year ago

Rantz: Here’s the fatal flaw to Democrats’ baseless argument on trans athletes

There's a huge flaw in the argument of gender extremists when it comes to trans athletes competing against biological girls.
1 year ago

Rantz: Democrats’ bill taxes love, targets dating apps with absurd excise tax

A new excise tax on dating apps by a Washington Democrat raises concerns about the cost of finding love.
1 year ago

Rantz: City of Duvall makes mockery of sexual assault, argues jokes are as bad as rape

Duvall's proclamation undermines the seriousness of sexual assault awareness initiatives.
1 year ago

Rantz: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out, as if to remind us why he should be deported

Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil speaks out on his deportation, highlighting precisely why he's on the list for removal.
1 year ago

Rantz: Wash. Democrats using budget crisis they created to shut down Mission Creek prison

Washington Democrats exploit a $16 billion deficit to shut down Mission Creek prison, stemming from their own spending decisions.
1 year ago

Washington state AG joins lawsuit against Trump over health research cuts

WA Attorney General Nick Brown collaborates with 16 states to challenge Trump’s health research budget cuts.
1 year ago

Rantz: WA Democrats now openly defending businesses hiring illegal immigrants

ICE's raid at Mount Baker Roofing sparks outrage among WA Democrats amid claims of unlawful employment practices. Where are their priorities?
1 year ago

Rantz: Seattle couple targeted with flyers calling them out for donating to Donald Trump

A Seattle couple targeted with flyers after supporting Trump's 2024 campaign speaks out on the political divide.
1 year ago

Rantz: Seattle public school hosting ‘Drag Queen Storytime’ indoctrination to ‘inspire kids to… be their authentic selves’

Whittier Elementary's event says it promotes authenticity through diversity and inclusion, inspiring students to embrace their true selves. But it's just indoctrination.
1 year ago

Rantz: Washington state misused COVID funds, now complains it’s being taken away

Washington Democrats criticize cuts to health programs after misusing COVID funds. Now that the grants are cut, they play victim.
1 year ago

Rantz: Progressive activist group previously posted bond for hate crime suspect, Seattle Times ignores

The NW Community Bail Fund reportedly paid the bail for an anti-trans hate crime suspect, yet The Seattle Times ignored that detail. Why?
1 year ago

Rantz: Anti-Musk, Tesla Takedown protests are organized, not grassroots

Discover how the anti-Elon Musk protests are not grassroots movements but organized efforts with familiar faces.
1 year ago

Rantz: She once promoted Molotov cocktail attacks. Now, she’s co-chair of Law and Justice Council

Snohomish County Councilmember Meagan Dunn promoted Molotov cocktail attacks during the height of the Antifa and Black Lives Matter violence in 2020.
1 year ago

Rantz: Seattle mimics DOGE, cuts parks jobs. Where’s the breathless outrage?

Explore the reaction to Seattle's DOGE job cuts in parks. Why the lack of outrage from Democrats? Partisanship.
1 year ago

Rantz: Seattle unions planning ‘fight-back training’ to push back against Trump’s immigration plan

Seattle unions prepare activists to resist President Donald Trump's immigration policies targeting deportation of criminal illegal immigrants.
1 year ago

Rantz: Seattle Times whitewashes past of former UW fellow deported for attending terrorists’ funeral

The Seattle Times' portrayal of Dr. Rasha Alawieh's deportation is pretty shocking, even by left-wing media standards.
1 year ago

Rantz: Equal Pay Day is based on a purposefully misleading left-wing talking point

Don't fall for the claims around Equal Pay Day. There is misleading data coming from the Radical Left.
1 year ago

Rantz: City of Shoreline cancels ‘Coffee with a Cop’ as activists complain shop owner is conservative, Christian

City of Shoreline halts event due to owner’s conservative, Christian views, sparking community debate.
1 year ago

Rantz: Media hopes you don’t realize angry anti-GOP town halls are staged by activists

"Unhinged" activists are staging protests at GOP town halls, and left-wing media hopes you won't realize it.
1 year ago

Rantz: Obese inmates are smuggling fentanyl into jails thanks to new policy

Washington's new policy has led to increased fentanyl smuggling, threatening safety and security in correctional facilities.
1 year ago

Rantz Fact Check: Pramila Jayapal says Donald Trump is ‘cutting social security’, but is that true?

Seattle Rep. Pramila Jayapal's statements on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk mislead on social security cuts. Here's the truth.
1 year ago

Rantz: Mayor blasts LGBT activist who insults POWs at Newcastle City Council

An LGBT activist decided to make a spectacularly ignorant comment at a Newcastle City Council meeting and the mayor lets her have it.
1 year ago

Rantz: Democrat bill could protect child sex seekers from net nanny stings

State Senator Lisa Wellman (D-Mercer Island) drafted legislation to lower penalties on would-be child sex seekers caught in online stings.
1 year ago