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  • Co-Host of TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle
  • Award-Winning Journalist and Documentary Producer
  • Author, 'Through Mom’s Eyes: Simple Wisdom From Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans'

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Sheinelle Jones is a broadcast journalist and television host who co-hosts TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle. Previously the co-host of The 3rd Hour from 2019 to 2025 and Weekend Today from 2014-2019, Jones has spent her career making live editorial decisions on national television, where clarity, tone, and judgment must land immediately and cannot be revised.

As a speaker, Jones helps organizations communicate clearly when getting it wrong has immediate consequences. Drawing from live television and documentary work, including Stories We Tell: The Fertility Secret and her book Through Mom’s Eyes, she speaks about making judgment calls under pressure, handling sensitive topics in public, and protecting credibility when attention is high. Her talks are designed for teams that cannot afford missteps.

 

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Judgment Without a Second Take

Co-host of TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle, SHEINELLE JONES examines what it means to make decisions when there is no edit button. She breaks down how professionals assess risk, choose language, and stay composed when every word is public and permanent. This talk focuses on judgment under pressure ...

Co-host of TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle, SHEINELLE JONES examines what it means to make decisions when there is no edit button. She breaks down how professionals assess risk, choose language, and stay composed when every word is public and permanent. This talk focuses on judgment under pressure and why hesitation can be as costly as a mistake.

Who Decides What Matters

Broadcast journalist SHEINELLE JONES takes audiences inside the editorial decisions that determine which stories reach the public. Drawing from years on live television, she explains how judgment is exercised under real deadlines and why those choices shape how people understand the world. ...

Broadcast journalist SHEINELLE JONES takes audiences inside the editorial decisions that determine which stories reach the public. Drawing from years on live television, she explains how judgment is exercised under real deadlines and why those choices shape how people understand the world.

How to Nail a High-Stakes Conversation

Television host SHEINELLE JONES takes audiences into the mechanics of high-stakes interviews. She explains how questions are structured, how moments are read, and how control is maintained when conversations are unscripted and consequences are real. The focus is on steering dialogue without dominati ...

Television host SHEINELLE JONES takes audiences into the mechanics of high-stakes interviews. She explains how questions are structured, how moments are read, and how control is maintained when conversations are unscripted and consequences are real. The focus is on steering dialogue without dominating it.

Trust Is Built Before the Mic Is On

Drawing from daily live broadcasting, SHEINELLE JONES explains why trust is rarely won in the moment people think it is. She shows how preparation, consistency, and tone shape whether audiences believe what they hear when the stakes are high. This session reframes trust as a long game, not a perform ...

Drawing from daily live broadcasting, SHEINELLE JONES explains why trust is rarely won in the moment people think it is. She shows how preparation, consistency, and tone shape whether audiences believe what they hear when the stakes are high. This session reframes trust as a long game, not a performance.

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Books by Sheinelle Jones
Through Mom's Eyes: Simple Wisdom From Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans

Through Mom's Eyes: Simple Wisdom From Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans

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Press & Media
Sheinelle Jones Opens Up About Finding ‘Beauty in the Nightmare’ After Her Husband’s Death - TODAY
Sheinelle Jones to Join Jenna Bush Hager as Permanent Co-Host for TODAY’s Fourth Hour - Today
Sheinelle Jones Announced as Jenna Bush Hager's Today Fourth Hour Co-Host After Hoda Kotb Exit - People
Sheinelle Jones named 'TODAY' fourth-hour co-host alongside Jenna Bush Hager - NBC News
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Biography

Sheinelle Jones is the co-host of TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle. Prior to hosting TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle, Jones co-anchored The 3rd Hour from 2019 to 2025 and Weekend Today from 2014 to 2019. Since joining NBC News in 2014, she has covered major breaking news events and a wide range of human-interest stories. Throughout her tenure, Jones has interviewed prominent politicians, celebrities, and newsmakers. Most recently, she traveled to London for an exclusive interview with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the international premiere of Wicked: For Good. 

Jones is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and The Links, Incorporated—an international organization committed to strengthening families and communities. Coming from a family of educators, she has a longstanding passion for supporting education initiatives. She was inducted into the Northwestern University Medill School Hall of Achievement, honoring alumni whose work has made significant impact in their fields. She was also recognized by the 2021 Tribute to Trailblazers Hall of Fame, a year-long exhibition celebrating outstanding contributions of influential African Americans.  

Jones is the executive producer of the Gracie Award winning MSNBC documentary, “Stories We Tell: The Fertility Secret,” which shines a light on 5 women of color and their journey as they reflect on the psychological and physical pain of infertility.  She co-hosts a weekly radio show “Off the Rails” on Sirius XM with fellow TODAY show co-hosts Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer, and hosts “Wild Child,” an award-winning weekly educational series, part of NBC’s “The More You Know” family programming. 

Before joining TODAY, Jones co-hosted FOX’s Emmy Award–winning morning program Good Day Philadelphia, where she reported on local, national, and international headlines. While in Philadelphia, she was honored for her work with children and youth organizations and received proclamations from the City of Philadelphia and the states of Pennsylvania and Delaware for her contributions as both a journalist and volunteer. 

Jones began her career as a morning anchor and reporter for WICS-TV in Springfield, Illinois, before moving to FOX Tulsa as an evening anchor and reporter. During her time in Tulsa, she was recognized by the National Association of Black Journalists and the Oklahoma Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. 

A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Jones holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and Spanish. Jones hosted “Through Mom’s Eyes,” a digital series for TODAY where she visited with the mothers of celebrities to discuss their journey behind the scenes, and to get their unique take on raising successful children. Her book, Through Mom’s Eyes: Simple Wisdom From Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans, will publish April 14, 2026. 

You can follow Jones on X at @sheinellejones and on Instagram at @sheinelle_o. 

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