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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A powerhouse vocalist and actor is back performing in her native West Palm Beach after years of touring with major theater productions. -
Boca Helping Hands, which serves 35,000 people a year with food, job training and financial assistance, was already feeling the pressure from earlier federal budget cuts and a significant drop in food donations. -
Coco Gauff, 21, pulled off a gutsy win over world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open final in Roland-Garros. -
A new travel photography exhibit in West Palm Beach by Jefferine Jean-Jacques, a Haitian-American based in Palm Beach County, interrogates the beauty of ordinary moments while navigating cultural differences. -
As Boca Raton celebrates its 100th anniversary, the legacy of Pearl City — a historic Black neighborhood established before Boca — offers a powerful reminder of the area's humble agricultural beginnings. Just a mile from today’s bustling downtown, the neighborhood's enduring spirit continues to shape Boca Raton’s story. -
The Riviera Beach City Marina would see the addition of restaurants, entertainment venues and 500 new homes, including 120 affordable and workforce housing units.
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Konpa — Haiti’s signature sound —is gaining widespread popularity and merging with genres like Afrobeats and soul, influencing artists in Palm Beach County. A new song released during Haitian Heritage Month reflects this movement. -
Cimafunk brings funk and jazz to the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, and gives a history lesson behind African Cimarrons. -
Florida’s film industry could face challenges from Trump’s proposed film tariffs. However, the backlash has sparked renewed momentum for long-debated federal tax incentives, which local industry leaders believe could help bring productions and jobs back to the U.S. -
Library organizers are hosting its first-ever Pride Expo, which celebrates diversity in the community while sharing valuable resources like legal and health services.
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The $30 million project at North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport, also known as North County Airport, follows a five-year environmental review.
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The popular nonprofit called 1909 is taking over 9,000 square feet on Clematis Street in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach for its new headquarters.
