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: False claim leads to ridiculous Seattle homelessness conspiracy theory

A recent news article mistakenly reported incorrect information about Seattle homeless policies. Now, local activists are spreading a homelessness conspiracy theory based on this false information.
8 years ago

Rantz: Seattle makes ridiculous excuse for massive decline in bicycling

The City of Seattle's excuse for the rotten bike commuting numbers around town -- which have dropped yet again -- is as bizarre as it is embarrassing.
8 years ago

Rantz: Damning report claims Sawant’s votes, decisions made by fringe group

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant has ceded her power to a small political activist group, Socialist Alternative. That group picks Sawant's votes and policy, even her staff -- not Sawant.
8 years ago

Rantz: Seattle council members on mission to sabotage Amazon in NY

Anti-Amazon activists in New York City invited two anti-Amazon Seattle council members to their area to help them sabotage the company’s HQ2 expansion. NY lawmakers should push back as hard as possible.
8 years ago

Rantz: In latest stunt, Sawant shows she doesn’t understand what ‘free’ means

For a former economics teacher, Councilmember Kshama Sawant sure has some basic concepts wrong. She doesn’t seem to understand what “free” means.
8 years ago

Rantz: Cop hating has become a Seattle sport after shootings

I’m done giving a free pass to outrageous, hateful comments against cops, even if they’re fueled by grief I’m sympathetic towards.
8 years ago

Rantz: Masked lunatic with hammer vandalizes Seattle business

Ian Eisenberg thought he was doing the right thing for the homeless by putting a sign up in his Seattle business, but an angry, masked woman with a hammer thought differently.
8 years ago

Rantz: Seattle’s ‘block the box’ scam is a giant money grab

Seattle is asking permission from the state to add traffic cameras at intersections, so they might ticket you for “blocking the box.” It’s a money-grabbing scam and should be rejected on its face.
8 years ago

Rantz: The 10 best films of 2018

From brutally funny comedies to a biopic, never-heard-of superheroes to a coming of age drama. These are the best films of 2018 according to Jason Rantz.
8 years ago

Rantz: Gov. Inslee must fire his horrible speechwriters

As Governor Jay Inslee embarks on a presidential campaign - despite a horrific poll in Iowa - he will have to fire his entire team of speechwriters if he wants any semblance of a shot.
8 years ago

Rantz: Gov. Inslee’s insane $1.1 billion request to save orcas, and his campaign

Governor Jay Inslee is uniquely unqualified to save the southern resident orcas in Puget Sound, yet he has the audacity to ask for a whopping $1.1 billion to do just that.
8 years ago

Rantz: Gonzaga said no, Ben Shapiro is showing up anyway

Despite Gonzaga University’s decision to bar a planned Ben Shapiro speech, he is going to show up at the Spokane university anyway. Exact plans, so far, are a bit murky.
8 years ago

Fired Seattle cop says he’s a ‘pawn’: ‘We’re beyond a lynch mob mentality here’

The Seattle Police Officer at the center of a controversial use of force incident that has a federal judge asking questions before approving the new contract, says he regrets how things unfolded, but he deserves his job back.
8 years ago

Rep. Manweller: Seattle Times ‘like a prom queen jilted on dance night’

State Representative Matt Manweller is not happy with a Seattle Times editorial asking him to immediately resign, as he had said he would, comparing them to a jilted prom queen.
8 years ago

Rantz: KeyArena renovation already in deep trouble after NHL delay

Leave it to the City of Seattle to continuously over-promise and under-deliver, the latest reminder just a few days after they broke ground on a new home to a future NHL team.
8 years ago

Rantz: Progressives really are coming for your guns in Washington

Progressive activists really are coming for your guns. And they’re not even trying to hide it anymore. Now the target is high capacity magazines, for starters.
8 years ago

Rantz: As France burns from riots, is Washington next?

Protesters in France have rioted over gas taxes, forcing politicians to notice. Washington has faced similar issues, voting down carbon taxes. But could anything like what's happening in France happen in Washington state?
8 years ago

Rantz: Seattle to kill 300 parking spots, 2 lanes, for bike lanes and no plan

Despite the pain felt by businesses and residents, the City of Seattle wants to take away hundreds of parking spots along highly-traveled Eastlake Avenue, in a neighborhood that is already constricted. Why? Bike lanes.
8 years ago

Rantz: Gov. Jay Inslee will soon run a failed campaign for president

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is making moves to position himself for a presidential run. There's a problem, however, this dream is too big and his record in the state is nothing to build on.
8 years ago

Rantz: Seattle Antifa protester threatens journalist, ‘Are you willing to die?’

A man attempting to document the protests in Seattle last weekend found himself the target of an Antifa group who would not let him walk on the sidewalk. He got it all on camera.
8 years ago

Rantz: King County treats e-cigs as more dangerous than heroin

Under threat of federal intervention, an e-cigs manufacturer vowed to stop selling most vape flavors and end many ads. Public health officials say it leads to more teens using the product.
8 years ago

Rantz: Seattle kills parking spots, then charges you even more for relief

The City of Seattle hasn’t met a driver they weren’t willing the bleed dry, all in the name of solving a problem they created in the first place. Meanwhile, Seattle parking is a nightmare.
8 years ago

Rantz: Evergreen students aim to disarm cops, want ‘sanctuary campus’ and ‘fun’ instead

More than a year after holding a professor hostage (because they had a different opinion), protesters now ask Evergreen State College to cease their hiring of two new police officers.
8 years ago

Rantz: Black Lives Matter Seattle to boycott ‘white businesses’ but will they protest?

For the fifth straight year, Black Lives Matter in Seattle announced they will “shop black only” and “boycott white businesses” on Black Friday. The plan, however, seems poorly thought out.
8 years ago