Today co-host Sheinelle Jones is navigating life as a single mom after the tragic loss of her husband. She shares three children with Uche Ojeh, who passed away in May 2025 from brain cancer. From broadcast dreams to pickleball passions, her kids are stealing the spotlight.
Sheinelle Jones, the ever-graceful Today co-host, has been pouring her heart into family since stepping back from the show earlier this year following her husband Uche Ojeh's death. The couple, who met at Northwestern University, shared three kids: eldest son Kayin and fraternal twins Clara and Uche Jr. Uche, just 45, succumbed to aggressive Glioblastoma in May 2025—talk about a plot twist no one saw coming. 😔
Kayin, now 14, is basically a mini-Sheinelle in the making. On his birthday, she gushed on social media: “14 years in 14 seconds. The years are flying by! I love you Kayin. Happy Birthday!” This holiday season, he scored an invite to the White House party, rubbing elbows with President Joe Biden. Back in April 2023, all three kiddos crashed the Today studio for an on-air appearance that had Sheinelle beaming. Kayin's got that journalism bug too— in 2021, he interviewed Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt: Kids Edition. Sheinelle called it her “proud mama moment,” and who wouldn't? Eyes on the future anchor right there.
The twins? Total pickleball pros in training. In 2023, they hit the U.S. Open, where they played a fun match with tennis legends and snapped pics next to Venus Williams. Sheinelle cheered like only a mom can, captioning: “So normally when you watch the U.S. Open, you don’t hear a mom in the audience cheering for the ball kids…but this mom did for her twins. It was all in good fun for a kick-off event with a friendly match of pickleball between some of the world’s top tennis champions. Fun night of fellowship before these guys get down to the real business!” For their 11th birthday that year, she whisked them to New Jersey’s DreamWorks Water Park, posting: “I can’t remember the last time I was on a water slide! We had so much fun. An early 11th birthday celebration for the twins before their friends spread out over the summer! The parents had just as much fun as the kids. Cheers to the summer!”
Sheinelle's social feeds are a masterclass in celebrating the chaos of motherhood amid heartbreak. With her crew by her side, she's proving resilience is her best accessory. So, who's ready for Kayin's big break on the news desk?