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‘Today’: Sheinelle Jones Recalls Being Told to Change Herself During Early Career Days

During the Jan. 30 episode, Jones said an early manager asked her to change her name spelling and look, which she refused, building her career afterward.
Early in her career at WICS-TV and other local stations, an early manager asked Jones to change the spelling of her first name, which she declined.
Faced with those requests, Jones said the manager asked her to respell her name as `Chanel` and to `look more like Halle Berry`, showing a photo, which she declined.
Despite those demands, Jones refused and built a successful TV career, later joining the Today franchise and becoming a fourth-hour cohost.
On January 29, Jones marked her third week on the relaunched show with an Instagram post featuring guests like Patrick Dempsey and Paris Hilton.

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