See Photos of Sheinelle Jones' Family, Including Late Husband Uche Ojeh and Their 3 Kids
Over the course of her 10 years as part of the Today show family, viewers have fallen in love with Sheinelle Jones' bright smile and bubbly personality.
Jones first joined the morning show back in 2014 and has been a constant across all of Today's programming, co-hosting 3rd Hour of Today alongside Al Roker, Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer, as well as filling in as co-anchor for Today and guest co-hosting Today with Hoda & Jenna (now dubbed Today with Jenna & Friends).
Off-camera, the 46-year-old is a doting mother to three children — Kayin, 15 and twins Clara and Uche, 12 — with husband Uche Ojeh, whom she married in 2007. On May 23, Jones' Today co-hosts shared that Ojeh had died after several months of treatment for glioblastoma, a brain cancer.
Jones and Ojeh first met at Northwestern University in the '90s when Jones, then a freshman, offered to give Ojeh, a high school senior, a tour of the campus. Eight years later, the couple got engaged on that very campus in the middle of a rainstorm.
They tied the knot on Sept. 2, 2007 in Jones' hometown of Philadelphia. They later welcomed their children, son Kayin, and fraternal twins Clara and Uche.
Below, see photos of Sheinelle Jones with her family.
The couple cleaned up nicely while attending a friend's wedding at the New York Public Library in 2022. The two met at Northwestern University even before he was enrolled as a student; as she recalled, 'I was a fake tour guide ... I was just walking to class. [I was like, 'Are you guys lost?' And] I told him I would take him around because he was cute."
Jones and Ojeh (with their two boys) attended a family wedding in Italy in 2019.
Jones, Uche and their three kids had a cozy moment in this 2023 selfie around the holidays.
"Happy Father's Day! ❤️" Jones simply captioned this sweet photo of Ojeh with their kids.
In 2023, she shared a reel honoring all that Ojeh did for their family, from coaching soccer to cheering at recitals to sharing his heritage with the kids. "Always to the beat of your own drum," she wrote on the video. "Happy Father's Day Uche."
The Today anchor looked happy next to her husband at Lincoln Center for a concert in June 2022.
This 2020 family photo was posted to Jones' account around the holidays. Jones often touts her family's accomplishments on her social media accounts, including this one from 2023 where she celebrated "the Uches" for their big wins, her son for winning a soccer tournament and Dad for completing a triathalon.
A new assignment hosting NBC's Wild Child had Jones reminiscing about their honeymoon. "15 years ago today …. we were on our honeymoon, and Uche somehow pulled me away from the beach and before I knew it, I was riding on elephants at sunset and feeding a baby cheetah at an endangered species sanctuary in South Africa…. ☺️," she wrote in 2022.
Family time was always a priority for the two, as evidenced by this shot she shared from a one-night trip to celebrate Ojeh's brother's 40th birthday.
"I remember going to his high school graduation party when Uche and I were dating! Now, we're all at a dinner table with spouses," she wrote. "Time flies. Family time is the best time, even if it's just for one night."
The two were snapped on the Today Show plaza in 2019 looking coordinated in blue and white.
Jones and Uche had a fun night out with some of the Today show family while attending the wedding of Al Roker and Debbie Roberts' daughter, Courtney in 2021.
A baby baptism made Jones dig into her archives and pull out this gem. "I couldn't let another day go by without noting a beautiful moment with our friends Christina and Dan and their daughter Macy's baptism. ❤️ " she began.
"Uche & I looked at Macy and immediately thought of our own kids' baby dedications. Our children all wore native Nigerian wear ... I had the best time looking at these 'outtakes' from those early days! ☺️ Having 3 under 3 was an adventure for sure. ❤️"
Jones never missed an opportunity to celebrate her man. "Guess what today is? Apparently it's National Spouse Day. The truth is, our days are busy and if we're not careful - all of our conversation can easily be 'transactional'… about who goes where, and when, etc." she wrote in 2022.
"So it's nice to push a pause button and tell the person you love that you appreciate them. — 'You caught my eye when I was 19 years old …. and here we are.'❤️ Happy National Spouse Day! 🥂"
On May 23, Jones shared that her husband Uche Ojeh had died following a glioblastoma diagnosis. She had been absent from Today since mid-December, in order to spend time with her family during his illness. TKTKTK ADD?
In 2023, she commemorated their happy marriage with a heartfelt series of photos looking back at their early days at Northwestern, raising babies, moving to New York and much more.
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