KTLA | Tournament of Roses

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SEASONAL PRODUCER | FIVE SEASONS
TWO EMMY-WINNING BROADCASTS

Since 2021, I’ve had the pleasure of working behind the scenes on KTLA 5’s Tournament of Roses Parade coverage as a segment producer, field producer, and preditor (producer/editor), helping bring one of America’s most celebrated New Year’s traditions to audiences worldwide.

From coordinating live broadcasts along the parade route to producing and editing fast-turnaround television segments, my work combines editorial storytelling, field production, and the grace and precision required for live television.

Featured below are a behind-the-scenes photo collection and two broadcast segments I produced and edited, including scratch-track narrations.

103rd Rose Queen & Court

Featured: Interview with Queen Nadia at Tournament House on Nov. 15, 2021.

My Role: I coordinated all aspects of the shoot and conducted the one-on-one interview. 

Post Production: arc included writing the package, selecting the music, video editing and scratch-track narration.

Wild Kingdom with Peter Gros

Featured: KTLA’S Lynette Romero interviews wildlife expert Peter Gros about Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and its participation in the 103rd Rose Parade.  

Field Producer: Coordinated all aspects of Palm Springs shoot for KTLA’s Lynette Romero on Nov. 20, 2021.

Post Production: Writing the package, selecting the music, video editing and scratch-track narration.

ROSE PARADE: BEHIND THE BROADCAST

Five seasons. Two Emmys (2024 & 2025). Countless moving parts. One spectacular New Year’s tradition.

Behind every live broadcast is a team of producers, journalists, camera crews, technicians, and countless others working together to make the magic happen.

These photographs offer a glimpse into my experiences behind the scenes at KTLA’s Tournament of Roses Parade coverage—from early-morning production calls and on-location interviews to the camaraderie, unexpected moments, and teamwork that make live television so rewarding.

KTLA Rose Parade production team poses for a group photograph in front of a Mobile TV Group 4K broadcast truck after the 2023 Rose Parade.
Patricia Nazario wearing production credentials and a headset beside a flower-covered vintage Rolls-Royce and illuminated Rose Parade sign.
Patricia Nazario posing with fellow KTLA field producers and the line producer beneath a production tent during the 2025 Rose Parade.
Colorful miniature train-themed float created by the Downey Rose Float Association for the 2025 Rose Parade in Pasadena.
Ocean-themed Rose Parade float featuring a giant sea turtle and colorful floral decorations during the 2025 parade in Pasadena.
Elaborate Wicked-themed floral float featuring a large witch figure during the 2025 Rose Parade in Pasadena.
Close-up of an annotated KTLA Rose Parade cue card for the Wicked float, showing printed broadcast copy, handwritten production notes and crossed-out text.
Team of large draft horses with white feathered hooves, harnessed together along the 2025 Rose Parade route in Pasadena beneath a blue sky and palm trees.
Patricia Nazario wearing a red jacket and knit hat, and holding her clipboard, stands beside a large draft horse decorated with flowers along the 2023 Rose Parade route in Pasadena.
The 2025 Rose Queen and Royal Court, wearing tiaras and white coats, wave to spectators from a decorated balcony window at Tournament House in Pasadena.
KTLA's Kirk Hawkins poses with field production team, including Patricia Nazario, during the 2025 Rose Parade in Pasadena.
KTLA production crew walking along the wet Rose Parade route in Pasadena, before dawn, during rainy conditions in 2026.
Yellow vintage car decorated with flowers beneath a blue canopy during rainy predawn preparations for the 2026 Rose Parade.
A seated figure on a flower-covered Rose Parade float has its head protected by a black plastic covering during rainy conditions ahead of the 2026 parade in Pasadena.
Covered carriage with red wheels on wet pavement during predawn preparations for the 2026 Rose Parade in Pasadena.
Close-up of a Unity intercom production crews use. Mine displays a “Connection LOST” message during live coverage of a rainy Rose Parade.
Behind-the-scenes view of a KTLA Rose Parade television production setup beneath a large white tent, featuring studio lights, broadcast cameras, crew members and a production script on a clipboard in the foreground.
B-2 stealth bomber flying above palm trees in Pasadena as a crewmember captures the aircraft with his cell phone just feet away from the television production tents.
KTLA 5 broadcast monitor displaying a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber during Rose Parade coverage, surrounded by production equipment, cables and additional monitors.
KTLA television reporter in a bright pink coat interviewing a cowboy beside a decorated horse at night, surrounded by broadcast cameras, lighting equipment and production crew in Pasadena.
KTLA field producer Patricia Nazario wearing a white knit hat, red jacket and communications headset on the 2024 Rose Parade route, with mounted equestrian participants and production personnel behind her.
KTLA television crew filming an interview with a U.S. Marine in dress uniform and his wife, seated beside a colorful floral display outside Tournament House in Pasadena during the 2024 Rose Parade festivities.
KTLA's Pedro Rivera seated on a curb with four children dressed in winter jackets, holding a microphone marked LIVE during the 2024 Rose Parade festivities in Pasadena.
Close-up view inside KTLA's 2024 Rose Parade broadcast control room, showing production personnel working at consoles.
Wide view inside KTLA's 2024 Rose Parade broadcast control room, showing production personnel working at consoles beneath a wall of television monitors displaying live parade footage and graphics.
Television camera crane extends over a marching band and packed grandstands during the 2024 Rose Parade in Pasadena.
Close-up of a camera crane crew member working with equipment while the Goodyear blimp flies overhead during the 2024 Rose Parade.
KTLA field producer Patricia Nazario, dressed in black, poses with television personality Leeza Gibbons in a pink sweater in front of a KTLA 5 broadcast banner after the 2025 Rose Parade production.
KTLA field producer Patricia Nazario poses with the 2023 Rose Queen and Royal Court, wearing tiaras and white capes, during predawn Rose Parade preparations in Pasadena.
KTLA camera operator films 2022 Rose Princess McKenzie Street at Tournament House during an outdoor interview. Field Producer Patricia Nazario and lighting equipment positioned beneath a covered garden walkway.
KTLA camera operator films 2022 Rose Princess McKenzie Street at Tournament House during an outdoor interview. Rear shot of field producer Patricia Nazario, photographer and lighting equipment positioned beneath a covered garden walkway.
Patricia Nazario and Cricket Wheeler pose with 2022 Rose Princess McKenzie Street during a KTLA Rose Parade field production at Tournament House.
The 2022 Rose Queen Nadia Chung poses with KTLA field production team: field producer Patricia Nazario, show producer Cricket Wheeler and a camera operator.
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