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23-05-2025
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Uche Ojeh, the husband of ‘Today' co-host Sheinelle Jones, has died after a battle with brain cancer
Uche Ojeh, the husband of 'Today' co-host Sheinelle Jones has died following a battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer, it was announced Friday on the morning show. Savannah Guthrie said Ojeh died 'after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma.' He was 45. 'There are no words for the pain we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children. Uche was an incredible person. We all loved him,' Guthrie said. Jones and Ojeh, who was a managing partner for UAO Consulting, met in college at Northwestern University and dated for eight years before he proposed. They married in Philadelphia, her hometown, in 2007 and are the parents of three children. Their son Kayin was born in 2009 and fraternal twins, son Uche and daughter Clara, were born in 2012. 'Today' co-host Craig Melvin paid tribute to Ojeh as an exceptional father. 'He loved those kids more than anything else in this world and was just so proud. He was that dad that was on the sideline at every soccer game,' Melvin said. 'He was at all the concerts, the recitals. He was that guy, and they had such a beautiful love story.' Viewers of the show had noted Jones' absence from the 'Today' desk. She had been absent from the show since December. In January, she addressed her absence on social media with a post referencing a 'family health matter.' 'I sincerely appreciate all of you who have reached out while I've been absent from the show,' she wrote. 'It's not lost on me how lucky I am to have not only the support of my Today show family, but to also have all of you. Your kindness means so much to me. I'll see you soon.'
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sheinelle Jones' husband, Uche Ojeh, dies at 45 following battle with aggressive brain cancer
The 'Today' co-host and Ojeh had been married since 2007 after meeting at Northwestern University in the late 90s. Uche Ojeh, the husband of 'Today' co-host Sheinelle Jones, has died after a battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was 45. Jones' co-hosts, Craig Melvin, Al Roker, Savannah Guthrie, Carson Daly, Dylan Dreyer, and Jenna Bush Hager shared the 'heartbreaking' update during the popular morning show's early morning broadcast on Friday, May 23. 'With profound sadness,' Guthrie announced that Ojeh, her friend and husband of her dear colleague, passed away after 'a courageous battle' with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. 'There are no words for the pain that we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children,' she continued. 'Uche was an incredible person. We all loved him… We just want to say Sheinelle, Kayin, Uche and Clara and the Ojeh family: we are with you, we love you. You are our family and we're just sending all of our love to you right now.' A special tribute segment featured highlights from his life, including meeting Jones in the 90s at Northwestern University and eventually marrying in 2007 in her hometown of Philadelphia. The couple went on to welcome three children: a son, Kayin, 15, and fraternal twins Clara and Uche, 12. The Nigerian native, whose full name was Uchechukwuka Adenola Ojeh, worked as a managing partner for UAO Consulting for the last 17 years. 'He loved those kids more than anything else in this world, and was just so proud,' said Melvin, who was close friends with Ojeh. 'He was that dad that was on the sideline of every soccer game. He was at all of the concerts and the recitals. He was that guy.' Jones shared a portion of the segment on her Instagram and wrote in the caption, 'Thank you for all of your love and support,' with a red heart emoji. The 47-year-old co-host of 'Today' has been absent from the show since December. In January, she addressed her absence on Instagram and said she was 'taking time to deal with a family matter.' 'I sincerely appreciate all of you who have reached out while I've been absent from the show,' she wrote. 'It's not lost on me how lucky I am to have not only the support of my Today show family, but to also have all of you. Your kindness means so much to me. I'll see you soon.' More must-reads: 'They're trying to clone me' Jamie Foxx admits to almost believing some of the wild internet conspiracies about his health scare Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn Harvard sues the Trump administration over ban on enrolling foreign students
