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 new program is helping kids in Palm Beach County better understand and navigate addiction among families. -
No Sleep Till is the debut feature by French-American director Alexandra Simpson, set in Jacksonville during the eerie calm before a looming hurricane. It follows a comic duo, a grieving storm chaser and a lonely teen as they confront personal struggles ahead of the storm. -
A defiant stand in Delray Beach — as city leaders are holding firm on keeping an LGBTQ Pride mural in place, despite pressure from the state. -
There’s big changes coming for Palm Beach County’s furry residents. A $48 million animal shelter is in the works, and it's aiming to ease overcrowding and help the county finally hit its goal of zero euthanizations. -
The Palm Beach County Library System is teaming up with the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum, a Boynton Beach nonprofit focused on childhood programming with a focus on South Florida’s early history.
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SeJoe, known as the first Haitian comedian to release a Haitian Creole special on Amazon Prime, is back with a new comedy special, following the debut of its recent trailer. -
Lake Worth Beach officials are proposing a 33,000 square-foot museum and mixed-use art campus to be located downtown — with a price tag at around $19 million. -
Prosecutors in Palm Beach County told WLRN on Thursday they won’t pursue criminal charges against Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, a teenage U.S. citizen from West Palm Beach who last May video-recorded his arrest by law enforcement authorities following a traffic stop in Riviera Beach that involved federal immigration agents. -
Burrowing owls have long been fixtures of Florida Atlantic University's campus life, but FAU’s construction plans could push out the iconic birds, sparking protests from students and advocates. -
It’s a nine-month program designed to educate and train municipal leaders on tackling housing policy challenges.
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Palm Beach Zoo recognized for wildlife conservation efforts, a decade after tragedy befell zookeeperPalm Beach Zoo in West Palm Beach earns major county honor for ongoing wildlife conservation efforts, nearly a decade after tragedy and transformation. -
Harold Caudio, known for Skittles portraits of stars like Bob Marley and Janet Jackson, now turns to a hand-sewn yarn project honoring women's strength as he makes his debut at the Cornell Art Museum.
