Sheinelle Jones is set to return to the Today show following the tragic death of her husband age 45.
On Tuesday morning, Savannah Guthrie announced that Jones, 47, will return to screens on Friday, September 5.
It will mark her first day back since her husband, Uche Ojeh, passed away from glioblastoma – an aggressive form of brain cancer.
It was Guthrie that announced Ojeh’s passing to viewers back in May.
‘With profound sadness, we share this morning that Uche Ojeh, the husband of our friend and Today co-host Sheinelle Jones, has passed away after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma,’ she shared.
‘There are no words for the pain we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children. Uche was an incredible person,’ Guthrie, 53, continued.
‘We all loved him. And so we want to take a moment to tell you more about the remarkable man who was Sheinelle’s perfect partner in life.’
Sheinelle Jones is set to return to the Today show following the tragic death of her husband age 45
It will mark her first day back since her husband, Uche Ojeh, passed away from glioblastoma – an aggressive form of brain cancer
The couple got married in 2007, and share three children together, 14-year-old Kayin, and 12-year-old twins Clara and Uche
Glioblastoma is a type of cancer that starts as a growth of cells in the brain or spinal cord, and grows very quickly, per Mayo Clinic. There is no cure for the cancer, although it can be managed with treatments like radiation and chemotherapy.
Jones and her late husband got married in 2007, and share three children together, 14-year-old Kayin, and 12-year-old twins Clara and Uche.
They were college sweethearts, as they met when they were both studying at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, in the late 1990’s.
Jones’s last appearance on the Today show was on December 18.
