Wilkine Brutus
Palm Beach County Bureau ReporterWilkine Brutus is an award-winning, Haitian-American journalist for WLRN, South Florida's NPR station. The Palm Beach County correspondent produces in-depth local and national stories on topics surrounding current affairs, government accountability, arts and culture — for radio, podcast and web.
Brutus was named 2023 Reporter of the Year by the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists. And he earned a 2023 regional Murrow Award for his investigative reporting.
Before joining WLRN, Brutus worked as Digital Reporter for the Palm Beach Post, producing print and video-based profiles of artists and entrepreneurs. Prior to that, he spent many years as a freelance journalist and English educator in South Korea, amassing millions of views on his YouTube channel.
He's the host of "A Boat A Voyage," a 5-episode podcast from his Maps & Diaries documentary platform. The podcast explores his Haitian mother’s account of her 1980s refugee experience in Miami.
Brutus and his colleagues are the recipients of the 2021 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence, the first time the station has won the award at the national level.
He earned his bachelor's degree in Multimedia Studies from Florida Atlantic University.
Contact Wilkine at wbrutus@wlrnnews.org
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Pompey Park in Delray Beach, born during the Jim Crow era, was a gathering place for Black residents who faced legal segregation. Today, it’s still the heartbeat of the city’s historic Black community, and local leaders are investing millions to preserve its legacy. -
Palm Beach County commissioners this week green lit a new $8.26 billion dollar budget for fiscal 2027. -
A secret Cold War nuclear bunker in northern Palm Beach County could soon reopen. -
Delray Beach is spending $59 million to renovate Pompey Park in the historic "The Set" neighborhood. During segregation, Black residents fought to create this park because they were banned from city beaches and pools. -
West Palm Beach launched an all-electric car service program that hopes to cut through local gridlock. -
West Palm Beach is firing up the grills this weekend at the Heart & Soul Park for the 11th annual BBQ, Brews and Blues, just across from the legendary Sunset Lounge. -
A major shift in local surveillance policy is underway in Palm Beach County. Following a state order to pull license plate reader cameras from state roads, county commissioners are stepping in to halt new permits on their own streets. -
Back for its 11th year, Urban Film Festival is taking over Labor Day Weekend, along with its business programs to helping to establish independent movie longevity. -
If you live in West Palm Beach, your tax bill is going up next year, but the number of firefighters and paramedics will remain the same. That isn't sitting well with the local firefighters union. -
Palm Beach County one step closer to officially approving a one-year moratorium on AI data centers, which gives county staff time to draft stricter land-use standards. -
As Temporary Protected Status ends for many Haitians in the U.S., families are weighing their options, and for some, Canada is part of the conversation. -
In the Republican primary for Palm Beach County Commission District 6, incumbent Mayor Sara Baxter has defended her seat.
