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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Celis Juice Bar, a West Palm Beach favorite known for its juice, smoothies, and community events, is expanded into the $1 billion Nora District, Downtown's largest redevelopment since CityPlace. -
Many parts of Riviera Beach are considered food deserts — areas with little to no access to fresh, healthy food. But when the city lost its only urban farm, a local non-profit stepped in. -
The $48 million development called the Residences at Marina Village will be geared toward working families who earn too much to qualify for low-income housing, but still struggle with high rent. -
ServiceNow is relocating to West Palm Beach with over $17 million in public funding, creating hundreds of jobs and boosting the local economy by nearly $2 billion. Supported by city leaders and Governor DeSantis, officials say the move reinforces West Palm Beach as a growing tech and finance hub. -
Jayne Kennedy made history as the first Black woman to co-host a national NFL program on television. Her new memoir shares her groundbreaking career, struggles and unforgettable moments, including a close friendship with Muhammad Ali. -
City officials said FDOT gave the city only 12 hours notice before painting over the crosswalk. -
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful and former GOP congressman David Jolly, at a packed town hall in Delray Beach, pitched his vision for “common-sense leadership” and slammed the end of school vaccine mandates, calling for major housing insurance reform, and distancing himself from Trump-era Republicanism. -
Palm Beach County officials met with Delray Beach residents to warn against rising scams, particularly those targeted at seniors. -
As the Trump administration disbands a federal effort aimed at addressing racial bias in home appraisals, a local housing expert warns that discrimination and significant racial disparities in property values persist. The cause: historical segregation policies. -
West Palm Beach commissioners heard public feedback Tuesday night on a proposal to rename Southern Boulevard for President Donald Trump’s namesake. -
The LGBTQ rainbow crosswalk in Delray Beach will stay for now, despite state threats to remove it. At a hearing Tuesday in Orlando, state officials argued all street art perceived as a political statement is banned under Florida law. -
The Palm Beach Zoo in West Palm Beach unveiled a specially designed habitat for its sloths and three golden lion tamarins, their endangered squirrel-sized monkeys.
