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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After nine delayed immigration hearings, a respected indigenous Guatemalan leader in Lake Worth Beach recently made a surprise visit from an immigration center in Arizona – before she’s to be deported -
Juneteenth, the federal holiday observed each year on June 19th marks the end of slavery in the United States. Events in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami are focusing on how Black people express their existence on the heels of the 250th anniversary of the United States. -
Palm Beach County leaders say they are preparing for what could be the biggest budget cuts ever — nearly $400 million dollars in operations costs over two years. -
There has been a surge of global interest in Haitian culture across social media over the past few years, and Haiti’s participation in this year's World Cup is supercharging that momentum. -
At Miami's Nu Stadium, South Florida's Haitian diaspora gave a joyful send-off to their national soccer team as it prepares to take part in its first World Cup in five decades. -
"The Tropic Sun and His Eyes," a new Haitian coming-of-age fantasy-drama by Miami-born director Elisee Junior St. Preux, is premiering at one of the most influential film festivals. -
For nearly a decade, a college-readiness non-profit in Lake Worth Beach has helped low-income, high achieving students gain access to top-tier colleges and universities. Its annual speaking competition gives them a public voice. -
The American Black Film Festival is underway this weekend in Miami Beach for its 30th year, featuring roughly 90 world premieres, series and microdramas. -
After decades of rooting for Brazil, many Haitian fans now face mixed loyalties as Haiti’s national team heads to its first World Cup in 52 years — where they will face the soccer powerhouse. At a time of chaos, tragedy and unrest in the nation, appearing on the biggest international sporting stage is a chance to show off its competitive and cultural spirit. -
West Palm Beach approved a land transfer that could help reshape Coleman Park, the historic Black neighborhood that has long faced economic challenges and vacant properties. -
West Palm Beach commissioners are getting ready to vote today on a land transfer that could shape the future of Coleman Park, the city's historic Black neighborhood. -
During its annual storm drill, Florida Power & Light practiced rapid response for a mock Category 2 hurricane to keep customers in power during an extreme storm.
