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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Arcan Cetin won’t get death penalty under Gov. Jay Inslee

Arcan Cetin, accused of murdering five people at the Cascade Mall in Burlington on Friday, may face life in prison, but he'll never get a death penalty under Gov. Inslee.
10 years ago

Rantz: Desperate attempt to swindle voters on ST3

Jason Rantz says Seattle Subway gets it wrong by pushing ridiculous meme in support of Sound Transit.
10 years ago

‘Secure scheduling’ is a labor scam and Seattle Council is complicit

KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz says the likely to pass secure-scheduling legislation proves that elected officials care more about answering to union campaigns support than to us, the constituents.
10 years ago

WATCH: Mayor Ed Murray and CM Mike O’Brien awkwardly drive, sing in electric vehicle

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Council Member Mike O'Brien take a ride in an electric car through the city. They sing. They chat. It’s wonderfully awkward.
10 years ago

No, it’s not sexist to cover Hillary Clinton’s health issues

In an effort to protect their favored candidate, ideologues are claiming near any coverage of Clinton's health scare is gendered and sexist. Jason Rantz says they're wrong.
10 years ago

Washington state is one step closer to banning guns

Attorney General Bob Ferguson says he's going after weapons like the AR-15, but KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz believes the end goal is banning all guns.
10 years ago

Move Seattle swindles its first neighborhood

The Move Seattle levy included a specific proposal to fix sidewalks for Greenwood residents. Only problem, in practice, they decided it was too expensive.
10 years ago

Evergreen State College trigger warnings coddle hypersensitive ‘snowflakes’

The Evergreen College president bolstered concerns of KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz concerns about the point of trigger warnings.
10 years ago

An adorable 7-year-old Seattle podcaster steals Rantz’s thunder

KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz is irate ober how a 7-year-old Seattle Podcaster named Ellie is being covered by the media. He's very jealous.
10 years ago

Seattle’s homeless czar is not overpaid

KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz says the attacks on Seattle's new homeless czar regarding his salary are unfair and totally missing the point.
10 years ago

It’s not a Seattle nude beach, but that’s not stopping nudists

Jason Rantz has an idea for the Madrona residents who are offended by the many sunbathers at Denny Blaine Park -- an unnoficial Seattle nude beach.
10 years ago

Seattle’s Hempfest may die; we should let it

Hempfest has struggled financially because of a lack of donations. Jason Rantz argues that attendance is down, so it might be time to end the event.
10 years ago

Bill Bryant just killed Gov. Inslee’s only talking point

Bill Bryant indicated he won't be voting for Trump, or Hillary Clinton, but would be seriously looking at Libertarian Gary Johnson for president.
10 years ago

Billionaire owes cowardly Seattle City Light nearly $2 million

Martin Selig's real estate company owes more than $1.9 million to Seattle City Light. KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz argues that the city should not be so lenient with Selig.
10 years ago

Rantz: Ironic that some #EnoughSeattle activists are trolls themselves

KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz feels no pity for the trolling that followed a Seattle feminist hashtag.
10 years ago

Despicable, homophobic Daily Beast article put Olympians’ lives on the line

Jason wants to know what the appropriate consequence should be for a publication that let one of its writers post an article that may have put gay Olympians in danger.
10 years ago

Seattle council member Juarez smacks down colleague’s anti-cop position

Councilmember Debora Juarez shoots down colleague Mike O'Brien's rhetoric that building a police building in Seattle will scare people.
10 years ago

UK bar owner block phone signal to patrons

A bar owner in the UK is obviously not properly considering the ramifications to phone-addicted customers, not unlike myself.
10 years ago

We should let Satanic groups be included in public schools

The Satanic Temple is trying to bring after-school programs to schools in Massachusetts because they claim Christian groups there are doing the same things.
10 years ago

Gov. Inslee’s attempt to tie Bill Bryant to Trump is pathetic

Jason Rantz says Governor Inslee's attempt at connecting Bill Bryant to Donald Trump seems like a desperate grasp at a nothing.
10 years ago

Rantz: We can’t let our emotions restrict our rights

After a deadly shooting in Mukilteo last weekend. Jason Rantz is ready to debate Don O'Neill on the topic of guns, especially the AR-15.
10 years ago

Fact Check: Gov. Inslee’s office angry over Inslee’s own stance on taxes

Gov. Inslee's staff should be upset at the Governor, not MyNorthwest, for a rather gutsy statement he made during an election.
10 years ago

Is social media to blame for Mukilteo shooter?

Jason Rantz wonders if social media's role in teen relationships helped spark feelings that led to a fatal shooting in Mukilteo over the weekend.
10 years ago

Congressional candidate allegedly driving ‘stolen’ van claims police ‘conspiracy’

A congressional candidate is claiming a "conspiracy" to stifle his political career after police Seattle detained him.
10 years ago