Uche Ojeh and Sheinelle Jones Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for NAACP LDF Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment NBC Today anchor Sheinelle Jones will return to the morning show this week, nearly four months after her husband passed away from a rare form of brain cancer. Jones will return to Today on Friday, Sept. 5, co-anchor Savannah Guthrie said Tuesday morning. Guthrie taped an interview with Jones, which will also air Friday. Jones, the co-host of Today's third hour, has been absent from the show all year as her husband Uche Ojeh battled glioblastoma. Ojeh passed away in May at age 45. "She and her family have been through so much after the devastating loss of her husband Uche, and we recently sat down together, we shared a really personal conversation, talking about how she has carried on and found the strength these past few months," Guthrie said Tuesday. "She calls this experience a beautiful nightmare, and she has thoughts on grief that are so touching, she's got a special message of hope to for anybody facing their own struggles, and we will share that with you, and we cannot wait to welcome Sheinelle back home, right where she belongs." Jones has been with the Today show for more than a decade, joining the morning program's weekend edition in 2014. She was named co-host of the show's third hour in 2019, where she worked alongside Dylan Dreyer, Craig Melvin and other talent from the program and NBC News. Melvin joined Guthrie as the co-anchor of Today earlier this year. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed Trouble Brews Among Family Heirs in 'House of Guinness' Trailer Netflix Netflix's New Releases Coming in September 2025 international Warwick Davis to Return as Professor Filius Flitwick for HBO's 'Harry Potter' TV Series Obituaries Randy Boone, Actor on 'The Virginian,' Dies at 83 Live Feed 'Walter Boys' Star Ashby Gentry on Why Alex Needs "Serious Soul Searching" After Cliffhanger Season 2 Finale SNL 'SNL' Stars Bowen Yang, Marcello Hernández, Chloe Fineman and More React to Cast Exodus Live Feed Trouble Brews Among Family Heirs in 'House of Guinness' Trailer Netflix Netflix's New Releases Coming in September 2025 international Warwick Davis to Return as Professor Filius Flitwick for HBO's 'Harry Potter' TV Series Obituaries Randy Boone, Actor on 'The Virginian,' Dies at 83 Live Feed 'Walter Boys' Star Ashby Gentry on Why Alex Needs "Serious Soul Searching" After Cliffhanger Season 2 Finale SNL 'SNL' Stars Bowen Yang, Marcello Hernández, Chloe Fineman and More React to Cast Exodus