Wilkine Brutus
Palm Beach County Bureau ReporterWilkine Brutus is an award-winning, Haitian-American journalist for WLRN, South Florida's NPR station. A Florida native, Brutus 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 that 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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The West Palm Beach production of the Tony-award winning musical Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet, is a dark cautionary tale about unchecked revenge just in time for spooky season. -
Recovery efforts are in progress in Wellington following Hurricane Milton, which unleashed a series of tornadoes that severely damaged nearly 150 homes in western area of Palm Beach County. Officials say they now face challenges with lack of equipment. -
Florida's marijuana ballot initiative could help end an era of discriminatory drug enforcement policies, proponents, elected officials and drug experts say. How and whether it will happen in a Florida is the growing question. -
The American German Club in Lake Worth Beach is celebrating a half century of Oktoberfest with two weekends of culture and tradition.
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A Wellington neighborhood is recovering and rebuilding a day after at least one tornado ripped through the area as Milton approached Florida's Gulf Coast. -
As Milton approaches, public transportation in Palm Beach County has officially suspended services. In the meantime, a special bus loop is running until 5 p.m. today to transport residents to shelters.
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The Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management is continuing to track Hurricane Milton’s path while braceing for its expected ripple effects.
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West Palm Beach’s GreenMarket, a free waterfront event, is back for its 30th anniversary, kicking off with a special opening day ceremony this weekend.
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The police chief for West Palm Beach has been fired from his position after five years of service, announced Mayor Keith James during a Tuesday press conference.
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In the name of fighting drug addiction, more than a dozen restaurants are participating in the sixth annual Taste of Recovery festival in Delray Beach.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in West Palm Beach he will sign an executive order initiating a state-level investigation into the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. -
Officials on Monday provided updates after a man was charged in connection to the assassination attempt on former Pres. Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club.
