Sheinelle Jones has lost another loved one. The “Today” anchor, 47, announced that her grandmother, Josephine Vonceal Pace Brown, has died, seven months after her husband, Uche Ojeh, died of brain cancer at age 45. “It is with the heaviest heart that I announce the sudden passing of my grandmother. 😢,” Jones wrote in her Instagram … Read more
This friend is here to stay. Sheinelle Jones has stepped away from the third hour of “Today” to replace Hoda Kotb and join Jenna Bush Hager on “Today with Jenna & Friends” full-time. The pair announced the news during the latest episode of “Jenna & Friends” on Tuesday morning. Jones, 47, first joined the hit … Read more
Sheinelle Jones spoke out about her husband’s death during an emotional return to the “Today” show on Friday. The television personality, 47, joined her friend and colleague Savannah Guthrie, 53, to give her first interview since Uche Ojeh died from brain cancer in May. “It’s a beautiful nightmare,” Jones said. She recalled how they used … Read more
Sheinelle Jones’ colleagues are continuing to support her offscreen in the wake of her husband’s death. “Today” stars Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Deborah Roberts, Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda Kotb, and Craig Melvin were all seen attending her husband’s funeral in New York on Friday, May 30, just one week after announcing his death. Uche Ojeh … Read more
Maria Shriver is praising her friend Sheinelle Jones. The author, 69, took to Instagram to share a heartfelt message following the death of the NBC correspondent’s husband Uche Ojeh. “This morning, you likely heard the heartbreaking news for my friend @sheinelle_o and her family,” Shriver began. “The love of her life, her partner, the father … Read more
Sheinelle Jones is speaking out following the death of her husband, Uche Ojeh. The “Today” show co-host shared a post on her official Instagram account shortly after her colleagues announced the news on-air. “Thank you, for all of your love and support,” Jones, 47, wrote to her followers on Friday. Ojeh, whose full name was … Read more
The ‘Today” hosts are keeping Sheinelle Jones in their prayers. During a segment on “Today” Friday, Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer gave an update on Jones, 46, who has been absent from the NBC morning show since December 18 due to “a family health matter.” “I just talked to her a couple days … Read more