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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Hypocritical Left unphased at violent threats against Trump

We’re told, rather frequently, that President Donald Trump’s rhetoric is violent and must be stopped.
9 years ago

Rantz: Seattle mayor’s gun violence plan lacks actual plan

KTTH's Jason Rantz says Jenny Durkan seems to have forgotten specific details on going after actual gun violence we’re experiencing in the area.
9 years ago

Rantz: I finally get to debate guns with Dave Ross

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross will join Jason Rantz on a panel to debate gun control and school safety at the next KTTH Freedom Series event on April 24.
9 years ago

Dishonest CNN claims 1.5 school shootings a week

CNN claims 1.5 school shootings have taken place each week of 2018. For a station that claims facts matter, this claim is a disgrace, Jason Rantz says.
9 years ago

Rantz: Why cowardly Sound Transit CEO Rogoff blew us off

Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff agreed to an interview with KTTH's Jason Rantz. Rogoff's people actually reached out to him. But did they follow through?
9 years ago

Rantz: EPA expense a slap in the face to taxpayers

EPA head Scott Pruitt just wasted $43,000 on a soundproof telephone booth for his office. Why is that necessary? 770 KTTH's Jason Rantz asks.
9 years ago

Dave Ross should actually meet some NRA members

770 KTTH's Jason Rantz says Dave Ross' commentary on NRA members doesn't make sense and he's taking lobbyists comments out of context to fit a narrative.
9 years ago

Health concerns mount for Sounders after loss

The Sounders went into the 2018 season without the help of their dynamic homegrown star forward, Jordan Morris, and now, they’re losing more players to injury.
9 years ago

Fringe elements of National Walkout must fail miserably

AM 770 KTTH's Jason Rantz warns against ignoring those participating in the national walkout that call for a complete ban on guns.
9 years ago

Jenny Durkan thinks rich, dumb criminals should get free college

Mayor Jenny Durkan's plan to offer free college to high school graduates does not include income or GPA cutoff. Bad idea, Jason Rantz says.
9 years ago

Seattle police flatly wrong on free speech, protest

Unwilling to do substantive debates in the media, the Seattle Police Department is making dubious legal claims to justify how they handled a protest.
9 years ago

Rantz enters Washington State Ferries haiku contest; will certainly fail

AM 770 KTTH's Jason Rantz entered a haiku contest sponsored by Washington State Ferries. This is what he wrote...
9 years ago

Rantz: Rachel Dolezal film tragic reminder of her bad parenting

Rachel Dolezal, a Spokane NAACP leader who is pretending to be black, is back in the spotlight, this time as star of a new Netflix documentary set to release in April.
9 years ago

Gov. Jay Inslee: ‘I’m a doodler’

Wondering why nothing ever seems to get done in Washington state? Well, our governor spends his time doodling to relieve stress.
9 years ago

Bizarre homelessness ‘hot take’ from Tacoma columnist

Jason Rantz argues that Tacoma's ban on public camping is good for the business community and people living on the streets.
9 years ago

Metro bus drivers go absolutely nuts when they are called out

King Country Metro bus drivers were not kind after I called them out for this common traffic offense in Seattle. I'm still going to complain.
9 years ago

Rantz: Manka Dhingra cowers from criticism, but asks favor

A Senate Democrat, having been called out for her wildly inaccurate defense of the public disclosure bill she supported, is now sprinting from criticism, insisting, through a staff member, that “the issue is kind of dead.” It is not.
9 years ago

Rantz: 3 Takeaways from Sounders loss to LAFC

It was not the the season opener the Sounders had hoped for, but they played as well as they could with a weakened starting 11.
9 years ago

Documents: Evergreen finances dire, but will hire 85K ‘Inclusion’ associate

Despite dwindling enrollment and a recent Board of Trustees vote to dip into the school’s emergency reserves, the Evergreen State College is firing some staffs, but hiring a pricey associate to help with 'equity and inclusion.'
9 years ago

Seattle cop: I-940 will benefit criminals, not the good guys

Would holding officers to a higher level of accountability for use of force be a good idea? A Seattle cop rejects the arguments for I-940.
9 years ago

Rantz: Manka Dhingra’s wildly inaccurate defense of disclosure bill

Washington lawmakers are defensive after a disaster of a bill was passed. Senator Manka Dhingra is one such politician and her argument is just plain wrong.
9 years ago

Evergreen State College (mostly) ends embarrassing ‘Day of Absence’

Evergreen State College has decided to move on from its annual Day of Absence, months after the movement potentially caused irreparable damage.
9 years ago

Shocker: When you flaunt your law breaking, you get punished

A Washington activist says she's being targeted for deportation. The reason is more simple than she says: she's here illegally and she's very open about it.
9 years ago

Rantz: Teachers should focus on teaching, not CPR training or fire drills

When I learned teachers and staff spent time receiving CPR training or practicing fire drills to protect the lives of students, I was pretty floored.
9 years ago