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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Palm Beach Atlantic University is hitting the brakes on its big expansion plans after public concerns over building size and traffic congestion.
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The University got the go-ahead from West Palm Beach last week for a big expansion — a 25-story mixed-use tower and an 11-story parking garage.
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A new, large-scale art exhibit in West Palm Beach explores how everyday people adapt and reinvent themselves during difficult times like the pandemic and the current immigration crisis. -
A wave of family-owned Arab food businesses, rooted in the cultures of the Middle East and North Africa, is making its mark in South Florida, particularly in Broward County. The growing food scene offers everything from traditional desserts to bold, flavorful dishes. -
Project ADAM South Florida, a partnership between Palm Beach County School District and Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute, trains staff in CPR and AED use to protect youth athletes from sudden cardiac arrest — named in memory of a Wisconsin student athlete who died from SCA. -
In West Palm Beach on Thursday, Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas argued for prioritizing the structured refugee process over the contentious asylum process at the U.S. Southern Border. -
Palm Beach County is offering residents up to $100,000 in assistance through Florida's State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP). -
Miami's Haitian community is hoping a lawsuit can postpone the return of many in the community to a country still roiling from violence.
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FLAVAR, a music and arts event group, celebrates 5 years of Call Collect, an R&B social gathering in West Palm Beach that brings together live art, music, and community for the Black diaspora. -
A row of pavilions near the Jupiter Inlet marks the site of the old life-saving station, where many lives were saved and lost. As the Town of Jupiter celebrates its centennial, its evolution from a small agricultural town to a vibrant community spotlights its strong ties to maritime history and national events. -
Palm Beach County officials and nonprofits release an annual report showing less people without shelter, living in abandoned buildings, bus stops and parks. But experts warn there’s more behind the numbers. -
Local governments where President Donald Trump spends a significant amount of time want reimbursement from the federal government after footing the bill for hefty security costs.
