After a leave of absence and the death of her husband Uche Ojeh, Sheinelle will return to the NBC show on September 5.

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Sheinelle Jones has been absent from the Today show since December 2024.

Sheinelle’s co-host Savannah Guthrie revealed she will return to Today on Friday, September 5, 2025.

The news comes four months after the death of Sheinelle’s husband, Uche Ojeh, from brain cancer in May 2025.

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The Today show just announced major news about Sheinelle Jones … and her friend Savannah Guthrie got emotional about what the TV host is doing next.

On September 2, viewers of the NBC morning show learned Sheinelle will return to Today starting on Friday, September 5, 2025.

The news of Sheinelle making her way back to TV comes after a nine-month leave of absence, along with the devastating loss of her husband Uche Ojeh in May 2025 at age 45 from brain cancer.

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While some of the news anchor’s colleagues have given updates about her in the past, Savannah shared she and Sheinelle will have an intimate conversation that’ll allow the latter to share her own words about the experience.

What’s more, fans will get the chance to see the women discuss how Sheinelle is holding up for her children Kayin, Uche and Clara (whom she shared with Uche) amid the tragic loss.

“This Friday, our beloved Sheinelle will be returning to the show,” she emotionally shared in a clip posted on Instagram. “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 last few months. She calls this experience a ‘beautiful nightmare,’ and she has thoughts on grief that are so touching.”