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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The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach is marking 15 years of its Recognition of Art by Women program. This year’s shows are intended to spark dialogue around representation of women in art. -
The children of a respected Guatemalan community leader in Lake Worth Beach are missing school and work as court delays keep their undocumented mother detained for months. It’s a look at the toll the immigration system takes on families fighting to stay together. -
A big special election race is shaping up for Palm Beach County’s District 87. Two candidates are vying for the open House seat left vacant after Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Mike Caruso as county clerk and comptroller. -
After a nail-biting recount, Andy Thomson has officially been declared the new mayor of Boca Raton. Thomson edged out his opponent, Mike Liebelson, by just five votes. -
Boca Raton’s mayoral race is still undecided. The contest between Mike Liebelson and Andy Thomson remains extremely close after a competitive three‑way race that also included Fran Nachlas. -
Pembroke Pines voters shape the future in today’s Broward municipal elections, with Thomas “Tom” Good and Michael Hernández winning their races decisively in Districts 1 and 4. -
A planned hyperscale AI data center dubbed Project Tango has residents and local officials worried about its impact on water, electricity and the village’s prized equestrian industry. A mayor's letter is urging Tallahassee to pass AI bills to regulate potential harms to the community. -
For International Women’s Day, strength and empowerment take center stage in Palm Beach County. A free women-led safety seminar by world Jiu-Jitsu champions is helping women feel confident and capable. -
Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Bilal brings his genre-blurring soul, jazz, funk and experimental R&B to South Florida for the first time, touring behind his first full-length album in nearly a decade, 'Adjust Brightness.' -
Lake Worth Beach voters are weighing two city charter amendments that could reshape some of the city’s most treasured public spaces. -
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What started off as an eclectic pop-up for music, food and fashion lovers in Palm Beach County has morphed into an art-infused restaurant — a third space for creatives and young professionals fostering community in Downtown Lake Worth Beach -
An aspiring actor with hidden superpowers tries to land a role as Marvel’s Wonder Man without the support of his family. That's the plot of the hit Disney+ series. The show also weaves in a local connection, featuring the hero’s Haitian background and a Miami native playing his father.
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