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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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I blew my interview with Dr. Jill Stein

KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz had a quickly developed question ready for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, and then this happened.
10 years ago

Did leaders forget to plan the Democratic National Convention?

KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz wonders if the Democratic National Convention was planned at the last minute, based on multiple observations he made during the first day.
10 years ago

Is the Democratic convention’s only all-gender bathroom a publicity stunt?

All the bathrooms at the Democratic National Convention appear to be split in the traditional way, by the sexes. Except for one.
10 years ago

Rantz: Donald Trump, delegates advanced gay rights in the GOP

Donald Trump and the Republican delegates advanced gay rights significantly during the final night of the Republican National Convention, KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz says.
10 years ago

Ballard teacher ‘abandoned’ students on field trip, keeps his job

Jason Rantz wants to know how a Ballard High School teacher only gets a 10-day suspension for leaving students alone up at Deception Pass.
10 years ago

Revealed: Only seven ‘community members’ asked Seattle to expand PARK(ing) Day!

How many people does it take to get the Seattle Department of Transportation to change its policy? Apparently not that many.
10 years ago

Rantz: Another Sound Transit revision raises suspicion

KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz wonders at what point should you get worried about the Sound Transit revisions?
10 years ago

Baristas forced Starbucks to cut hours, now they’re upset

KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz says it's no fault of the business when hours are cut. You can blame $15 minimum wage.
10 years ago

‘Too dangerous to enter’ house sells for nearly half a million in West Seattle

KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz says he isn't surprised that a house deemed too dangerous to even enter sold for so much money.
10 years ago

Seattle Chef is mad you don’t like his ‘creative’ food, quits restaurant

A Seattle chef is irritated that the South Lake Union neighborhood is not supportive of his venture.
10 years ago

SDOT Director Scott Kubly violated ethics rules, settles with Seattle

SDOT Director Scott Kubly and the city have reached a settlement that will cost the director $5,000, as he admits he violated Seattle Ethics Code.
10 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg panned border wall with Mexico, but builds one at his home

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg ripped Donald Trump for his plan to build a wall along the Mexico border, but now he's in trouble for building a wall of his own.
10 years ago

Condescending ‘speed cushions’ won’t help us get around efficiently

Jason Rantz is appalled that the Seattle Department of Transportation is wasting its time on installing "speed cushions" to calm traffic.
10 years ago

Mother of child with autism fuming over treatment at Bellevue movie theater

A boy's first movie theater experience ended early after patrons of a Bellevue movie theater complained that he was being disruptive.
10 years ago

Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan declare their pride, LGBT support

Sounders FC stand-outs Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan are proud to show their support of the LGBT community ahead of this weekend’s Pride Day match up against NYCFC at Century Link.
10 years ago

Seattle politician says ‘naming’ matters, refuses to say radical Islamic terrorism

Naming things and identifying hate matters to Seattle City Council member Tim Burgess, but he, like many Progressive politicians, refuses to label Omar Mateen as a radical Islamic terrorist.
10 years ago

Both sides wrong on $20 million Sound Transit spending

Jason Rantz argues that while it's wrong to spend a million on tchotchkes, it might be fine for Sound Transit to spend $20 million on advertising.
10 years ago

Seattle woman rewarded $195k for assaulting officer

A Seattle woman has been rewarded $195,000 in a legal settlement with the City of Seattle for physically assaulting a Seattle Police Department officer.
10 years ago

Obama administration censors propaganda, while pushing its own

UPDATE: The DOJ has reversed its decision and released a full, unredacted transcript Terrorist coward Omar Mateen, speaking in Arabic, told a 911 dispatcher that he was an Islamic soldier moments after he murdered innocent men and women at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. He pledged his allegiance to ISIS and commented on US foreign policy, […]
10 years ago

Dow Constantine blames everything but ISIS for Orlando shooting

After saying the Orlando shooting was "not unexpected", Dow Constantine offered up his analysis on where to spread the blame.
10 years ago

Stop whining about ‘joke’ and prove your point on transgender bathroom bill

To help gather signatures, Joseph Backholm, the director of the Family Policy institute of Washington, has asked volunteers to employ a controversial tactic: men should go into women's bathrooms to collect signatures. He says this proves a point.
10 years ago

Senator pushing for gun control is just doing it for his career

Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is engaging in the political theater he once criticized others for. But because he's the one doing the filibuster this time around it must be valid.
10 years ago

Metro reverses embarrassing decision to ax trash bin for overuse

Turns out that shaming and irrational and unreasonable decision by King County Metro pays off -- the trash bin controversy continues.
10 years ago

KIRO Radio’s Jason Rantz: I’m embarrassed by Seattle Department of Transportation

Working nights, I usually get to avoid the rush hour commute in mornings. But yesterday, I had to be in for a meeting at 9am. On a drive that normally take 6 minutes (including the time spent at traffic lights), it took me 30 minutes because my commute takes me within a block of the Mercer Mess.
10 years ago