Sheinelle Jones

Sheinelle Marie Jones was born April 19, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father is U.S. District Court Judge C. Darnell Jones II. She credits her mother with raising her "surrounded by the power of intentionality," by posting inspirational sayings throughout the house. While still in high school, she interned at KWCH-TV, the CBS affiliate in Wichita. == Career ==

Jones' first broadcast job was in Springfield, Illinois Before going to work for NBC News, Jones worked at KOKI-TV, the FOX affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma Jones joined Today on October 4, 2014, as part of Weekend Today. As a co-host on 3rd Hour Today and a co-anchor on the Saturday editions of Weekend Today, Jones was working six days a week. On December 21, 2019, Jones left Weekend Today. In February 2020, Jones had surgery to remove lesions from her vocal cord and thus could not speak at all for two weeks; she remained out of work for six weeks. In 2021, she was the executive producer for a documentary entitled Stories We Tell: The Fertility Secret, which examined the impact of fertility issues on women of color. On January 2, 2026, Jones departed 3rd Hour Today. ==Personal life==

In 2007, Jones married Uche Ojeh, whom she met at Northwestern University, and they have three children, sons Kayin and Uche, and daughter Clara. On May 23, 2025, Today announced that Ojeh had died of aggressive glioblastoma, with Jones having taken family medical leave from NBC News since November 2024 to take care of her husband after his diagnosis in 2023. ==References==