US EditionSheinelle Jones to join Jenna Bush Hager as co-host on 'Today' show's 4th hour
- On Tuesday, December 9, NBC's TODAY announced that Sheinelle Jones will co-host the fourth hour alongside Jenna Bush Hager.
- Following nearly a year of rotating guest hosts including Scarlett Johansson and Matt Rogers, Hoda Kotb, former TODAY co-host, left the show in January, leaving the fourth-hour seat vacant.
- Earlier this year, Sheinelle Jones took a leave after her husband Uche Ojeh died in May, returning to TODAY in September after a nearly nine-month hiatus to support her family.
- The show will be renamed and will launch on January 12, 2026, as Today With Jenna & Sheinelle at 10 a.m. ET, with Jones stepping away from the Third Hour while Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer remain on the 9 a.m. show.
- Libby Leist and Talia Parkinson‑Jones said `Sheinelle has been a cherished member of NBC News for more than 11 years`, and Jenna Bush Hager added, `To get to sit next to Chanel, I've known her for a decade, but to get to fall even more in love with her will be a beautiful chapter in this show.
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Today‘s Sheinelle Jones will be the new permanent co-host alongside Jenna Bush Hager in the fourth hour of the show, following longtime host Hoda Kotb’s departure earlier this year. When is Sheinelle Jones joining Jenna Bush Hager for their new show? On Monday, NBC announced that Jones would join Bush Hager for Today‘s 10 a.m. hour, and Today With Jenna & Sheinelle will launch on Monday, Jan. 12, Us Weekly reported. “This marks an exciting new c…
Sheinelle Jones named permanent co-host of TODAY Show's Fourth Hour
(KYMA, NBC) - NBC'S TODAY Show announced Sheinelle Jones will join Jenna Bush Hager as permanent co-host for the show's Fourth Hour. Jones, who has been with NBC News for more than 11 years, will replace Hoda Kotb, who departed the show earlier this year. After Kotb's departure, Hager and over 60 people, including Scarlett Johansson and former First Lady Michelle Obama, co-hosted the 10:00 a.m. show, aptly titled "Jenna & Friends." Jones will de…
Philly native Sheinelle Jones named Jenna Bush Hager's permanent co-host for final hour of NBC's 'Today' show
Sheinelle Jones, a Philly native and onetime anchor of 'Good Day Philadelphia,' will permanently replace Hoda Kotb as Jenna Bush Hager's co-host for the final hour of the 'Today' show on NBC.
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