Sheinelle Jones

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Jones in May 2015
Born
Sheinelle Marie Jones

(1978-04-19) April 19, 1978 (age 46)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education Northwestern University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • news anchor
Years active2000–present
Employer NBC News
Spouse
Uche Ojeh
​
(m. 2007)​
Children3
Parent

Sheinelle Marie Jones (born April 19, 1978) is an American journalist and a news anchor and correspondent for NBC News. She is one of the hosts of the third hour of Today on weekdays.

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She is also the host of the educational nature program Wild Child broadcast on The More You Know block on NBC.

Early life and education

Sheinelle Marie Jones [1] was born April 19, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2] [3] Her father is U.S. District Court Judge C. Darnell Jones II. [4] She credits her mother with raising her "surrounded by the power of intentionality," by posting inspirational sayings throughout the house. [5] She attended Wichita Brooks Middle Magnet School and Wichita Heights High School, both in Wichita, Kansas, and Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she pledged the historically Black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha. [6] [5] While still in high school, she had her first internship in a CBS television newsroom. [5]

Career

Jones' first broadcast job was in Springfield, Illinois [6] for WICS. [7] Before going to work for NBC News, Jones worked at KOKI-TV, the FOX affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma [7] and WTXF-TV, the FOX O&O in Philadelphia. [8] She was at the Philadelphia station for more than nine years. [8]

Jones joined Today on October 4, 2014, as part of Weekend Today . [8] In January 2019, she became a co-host on 3rd Hour Today . [9] 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. [10] 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. [11] 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. [5]

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. [1] [12] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Four things you should know about Weekend TODAY's Sheinelle Jones". Today . October 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ Weekend 'Today' celebrates Sheinelle Jones' birthday with cupcakes. April 20, 2019. Event occurs at 00:02. Retrieved February 20, 2020. "As you all know, today is April 20, also known as the day after Sheinelle's birthday.
  3. ↑ Koenig, Ronnie (October 14, 2018). "'Quite a week!': Sheinelle Jones shares her packed schedule balancing work, parenting". Today. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2020. Sheinelle Jones, the energetic Weekend Today anchor, is getting things done! The 40-year-old ….
  4. ↑ Kadaba, Lini S. (May 10, 2012). "Sheinelle Jones juggles work, toddler and soon-to-be three". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2015. After graduating from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, she did a couple of gigs in smaller, Midwestern markets, then came to Philadelphia in 2005 as a general-assignment reporter for Good Day. She was born in the city and family live here, including her father, U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stepping Into Today". Northwestern Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  6. 1 2 Tanner, Beccy (September 16, 2014). "Wichita Heights alum to begin hosting NBC's 'Today' show". Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas . Retrieved May 6, 2015. Sheinelle Jones, 36, a 1996 graduate of Wichita Heights High School, will begin anchoring the weekend editions of "Today" starting Oct. 4.
  7. 1 2 Zakarin, Jordan (September 15, 2014). "'Today' Show Names Sheinelle Jones New Weekend News Anchor". TheWrap . Santa Monica, California . Retrieved May 7, 2015. Before her time in Philadelphia, Jones served as an evening news anchor and reporter for KOKI, the FOX affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and as a morning anchor and reporter for WICS-TV in Springfield, Illinois.
  8. 1 2 3 "Four things you should know about Weekend TODAY's Sheinelle Jones". The Today Show. New York. October 4, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ Vulpo, Mike (7 January 2019). "'Today' Show Third Hour Replacements Revealed". NBC New York. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Kacala, Alexander (21 December 2019). "Sheinelle Jones steps away from Weekend TODAY". TODAY.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Sheinelle Jones says she's 'okay' after surgery on vocal cord". TODAY.com. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  12. ↑ "Today's Sheinelle Jones shares 'emotional' health message with fans". HELLO!. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
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