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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Black Art Matters is back in downtown West Palm Beach. The free weekly series shines a spotlight on young and emerging Black artists from across Palm Beach County during Black History Month. -
It may come as a surprise that the Winter Equestrian Festival in the western region of Palm Beach County is widely considered one of the the world’s largest international show jumping competition, drawing thousands of horses and riders from around the world each season. -
After a Lake Worth Beach-based musician earned a Golden Ticket to advance to American Idol’s next round, he said he’s ready for what’s ahead. His journey started with a popular TikTok series as the shower singer. -
A two-day immersive reggae and art festival is teaming up with Palm Beach County’s leading Black museum to celebrate the culture’s roots and lasting influence. -
Broadway's MJ the Musical explores Michael Jackson’s 1992 Dangerous Tour rehearsals and stops in West Palm Beach, WLRN’s Wilkine Brutus noting the musical reveals Michael’s human side. -
Palm Beach County is under a microscope after a new state report this week flagged what it calls excessive spending -
New art gallery in the historic Flamingo Park neighborhood of West Palm Beach is spotlighting seven decades’ worth of overlooked postwar American artists and underrepresented groups. -
Palm Beach County steps up fight against housing discrimination, seeks help from the legal communityPalm Beach County is seeking law firms to represent residents who are pushing housing discrimination cases.
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New federal food guidelines are pushing for more lean proteins and whole foods, and away from cheaper, processed carbs. Food pantries welcome the change, but say it’s exposing major gaps in funding, storage, and access to fresh food. -
A new arts residency in Palm Beach County seeks to help artists build sustainable careers amid ongoing anxiety over public funding -
‘Without Shade, Without Rest’: film shows Florida farmworkers facing rising heat, fading protectionsFlorida’s fields feed much of the nation, but for the workers tending its crops, extreme heat often turns a day’s labor into a serious health risk. A new documentary examines the challenges of working outdoors as temperatures rise and legal protections erode. -
One of Palm Beach County’s premier art fairs returns for its 4th year, allowing fans to discover the heart of contemporary art through more than 80 international galleries, including works by Sylvester Stallone.
