Jones currently co-hosts the 3rd Hour of Today alongside Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer, and her colleagues discussed the move on Wednesday, Dec. 10. “In case you missed the news yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, our dear friend, Sheinelle Jones, she’s about to make a new friend,” Melvin, 46, shared at the top of the 3rd Hour.

Sheinelle Jones' son Kayin, 16, has one request for his mom as she steps into her new role at 'Today.' On Dec. 9, news broke that Jones would be replacing Hoda Kotb as the co-anchor for 'Today with Jenna & Friends.

Jones, 47, was born in Philadelphia. She attended Northwestern University, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in journalism and met her late husband, Uche Ojeh.

Sheinelle Jones was announced as Hoda Kotb’s replacement on the fourth hour of the Today show on Tuesday, December 9 — and other hopefuls are starting to realize that they never had a chance, Rob Shuter reported in his Naughty But Nice Substack on Wednesday.

Today' fans were ecstatic to learn Sheinelle Jones will co-host the fourth hour with Jenna Bush Hager. The show, 'Today With Jenna and Sheinelle,' airs in January 2026.

Sheinelle Jones received a candid warning from her co-star Dylan Dreyer after she disagreed with Al Roker live on the TODAY Show.