Sheinelle Jones Sets Return to NBC’s ‘Today’ Show
NBC Today anchor Sheinelle Jones will return to the morning show this week, nearly four months after her husband passed away from a rare form of brain cancer.
Jones will return to Today on Friday, Sept. 5, co-anchor Savannah Guthrie said Tuesday morning. Guthrie taped an interview with Jones, which will also air Friday.
Jones, the co-host of Today’s third hour, has been absent from the show all year as her husband Uche Ojeh battled glioblastoma. Ojeh passed away in May at age 45.
“She and her family have been through so much after the devastating loss of her husband Uche, and we recently sat down together, we shared a really personal conversation, talking about how she has carried on and found the strength these past few months,” Guthrie said Tuesday. “She calls this experience a beautiful nightmare, and she has thoughts on grief that are so touching, she’s got a special message of hope to for anybody facing their own struggles, and we will share that with you, and we cannot wait to welcome Sheinelle back home, right where she belongs.”
Jones has been with the Today show for more than a decade, joining the morning program’s weekend edition in 2014. She was named co-host of the show’s third hour in 2019, where she worked alongside Dylan Dreyer, Craig Melvin and other talent from the program and NBC News.
Melvin joined Guthrie as the co-anchor of Today earlier this year.
