NAHJ Region 2 Director Octavio Blanco, proxy for Geraldine Cols AzĂłcar
Octavio Blanco is a multimedia content creator with Consumer Reports’ money unit. Consumer Reports is an independent, nonprofit organization that works side by side with consumers to create a fairer, safer, and healthier world. At Consumer Reports Octavio covers all aspects of personal finance, travel, and shopping with a keen eye for locating stories that intersect with multicultural audiences.
Prior to Consumer Reports, Octavio spent 18 years as a reporter and news editor at CNN, helping to build the organization’s news coverage and delivery capabilities.
Octavio has also been an active and passionate member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists where he currently serves as the “at-large” officer on the New York City chapter board. Previously he served as president of the board.