Jenna Bush Hager announces new job. See 'Today' host's gig for NBC.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAYJanuary 15, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Jenna Bush Hager, “Today” show host and daughter of former President George W. Bush, is set to invade the world of scripted TV.
According to NBC, the network greenlit a pilot for the new drama “Protection” from “Quantico” creator Josh Safran and Bush Hager. During an episode of “Today” on Jan. 14, Bush Hager confirmed her involvement with the show.
“Who knew I would ever do something like this, ladies and gentlemen?” she said. “We have been working on this for a while, but we are working on a show called 'Protection' along with Josh Safran and my colleague Ben Spector.”
“Protection” is about a U.S. Marshal who “falls in the line of duty" and "a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy as a family of law enforcement agents becomes the target of a mysterious assassin," according to the outlet’s description of the show.
Jenna Bush Hager and Olivia Munn on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
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The 44-year-old mother of three has been part of “Today” since 2009, when she joined as a correspondent and won a Daytime Emmy. Now, she hosts the new show “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle,” which covers the fourth hour of “Today.”
For nearly a year, she hosted the fourth hour by herself, as NBC was looking for a permanent replacement for Hoda Kotb after her retirement in January 2025. In December 2025, Sheinelle Jones was named as Bush Hager’s co-host for the fourth hour.
The cohost of the morning news show's third hour returned to her NBC home following the death of her husband in 2025 from an aggressive form of brain cancer..
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The cohost of the morning news show's third hour returned to her NBC home following the death of her husband in 2025 from an aggressive form of brain cancer..
">The cohost of the morning news show's third hour returned to her NBC home following the death of her husband in 2025 from an aggressive form of brain cancer..
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/eBlvLdXds8k6iIyNUfdRaQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c087dc83a1b2d629c37ef5e99e10b4b8 class=caas-img>In her return to the "Today" show on Sept. 5, 2025, Sheinelle Jones opened about husband Uche Ojeh, who died in May of glioblastoma. The couple, seen here at the NAACP LDF 33rd National Equal Justice Awards Dinner on in 2019, married in 2007 and were parents to three kids: eldest son Kayin and fraternal twins Uche and Clara.
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In her return to the "Today" show on Sept. 5, 2025, Sheinelle Jones opened about husband Uche Ojeh, who died in May of glioblastoma. The couple, seen here at the NAACP LDF 33rd National Equal Justice Awards Dinner on in 2019, married in 2007 and were parents to three kids: eldest son Kayin and fraternal twins Uche and Clara.
">In her return to the "Today" show on Sept. 5, 2025, Sheinelle Jones opened about husband Uche Ojeh, who died in May of glioblastoma. The couple, seen here at the NAACP LDF 33rd National Equal Justice Awards Dinner on in 2019, married in 2007 and were parents to three kids: eldest son Kayin and fraternal twins Uche and Clara.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/9HVzdqxzweoF6P4KWc_mXQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTM4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7365ca10bf4ab1b35c6f8ae9bb2e55d4 class=caas-img>shared in a statement for "Today" viewers, explaining that she was "taking time to deal with a family health matter," adding that "it's not lost on me how lucky I am to have not only the support of my 'Today' Show family, but to also have all of you. Your kindness means so much to me." She was last seen on-air in December 2024.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Sheinelle Jones cohosts "3rd Hour of Today" with Al Roker, left, Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer. In January 2025, Jones shared in a statement for "Today" viewers, explaining that she was "taking time to deal with a family health matter," adding that "it's not lost on me how lucky I am to have not only the support of my 'Today' Show family, but to also have all of you. Your kindness means so much to me." She was last seen on-air in December 2024.
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Sheinelle Jones cohosts "3rd Hour of Today" with Al Roker, left, Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer. In January 2025, Jones shared in a statement for "Today" viewers, explaining that she was "taking time to deal with a family health matter," adding that "it's not lost on me how lucky I am to have not only the support of my 'Today' Show family, but to also have all of you. Your kindness means so much to me." She was last seen on-air in December 2024.
">Sheinelle Jones cohosts "3rd Hour of Today" with Al Roker, left, Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer. In January 2025, Jones shared in a statement for "Today" viewers, explaining that she was "taking time to deal with a family health matter," adding that "it's not lost on me how lucky I am to have not only the support of my 'Today' Show family, but to also have all of you. Your kindness means so much to me." She was last seen on-air in December 2024.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/BlHOLMIeGSB.725Y53fw.Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3aa3f27631d3c2ca9f4bd3e47ca11274 class=caas-img>Fox 29 News Philadelphia, where she cohosted morning show "Good Day Philadelphia."
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Sheinelle Jones, seen here outside of the "Today" show in New York in 2017, joined "Today" in 2014 after almost a decade at Fox 29 News Philadelphia, where she cohosted morning show "Good Day Philadelphia."
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/it8onBF8zvFejLeh1wndHw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ba801f1a73c1ab107c9c2dc4d27710c3 class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
Sheinelle Jones, seen here outside of the "Today" show in New York in 2017, joined "Today" in 2014 after almost a decade at Fox 29 News Philadelphia, where she cohosted morning show "Good Day Philadelphia."
">Sheinelle Jones, seen here outside of the "Today" show in New York in 2017, joined "Today" in 2014 after almost a decade at Fox 29 News Philadelphia, where she cohosted morning show "Good Day Philadelphia."
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/it8onBF8zvFejLeh1wndHw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ba801f1a73c1ab107c9c2dc4d27710c3 class=caas-img>Sheinelle Jones speaks during The Palace Invitational at Lotte New York Palace on Aug. 24, 2023, in New York City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Jr0KsQtRbzerzPdICY7uuQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5706493e72bc228edf470eea9f2b8935 class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
Sheinelle Jones speaks during The Palace Invitational at Lotte New York Palace on Aug. 24, 2023, in New York City.
">Sheinelle Jones speaks during The Palace Invitational at Lotte New York Palace on Aug. 24, 2023, in New York City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Jr0KsQtRbzerzPdICY7uuQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5706493e72bc228edf470eea9f2b8935 class=caas-img>Sheinelle Jones looked royal in attending the Harlem School of the Art's 60th anniversary gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 20, 2024, in New York City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/us2UenYPo1IDIKzHaVkhww--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/93d66381e745ff6c5a6926c63ea20bf5 class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
Sheinelle Jones looked royal in attending the Harlem School of the Art's 60th anniversary gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 20, 2024, in New York City.
">Sheinelle Jones looked royal in attending the Harlem School of the Art's 60th anniversary gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 20, 2024, in New York City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/us2UenYPo1IDIKzHaVkhww--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/93d66381e745ff6c5a6926c63ea20bf5 class=caas-img>From left: Willie Geist, Stephanie Ruhle, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush-Hager and Sheinelle Jones attend the "Mostly What God Does" book presentation on Feb. 21, 2024, in New York City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vbZOIDMlQKtc6BWumtNwJg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c717178ea51be0113348795e5dbecac3 class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
From left: Willie Geist, Stephanie Ruhle, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush-Hager and Sheinelle Jones attend the "Mostly What God Does" book presentation on Feb. 21, 2024, in New York City.
">From left: Willie Geist, Stephanie Ruhle, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush-Hager and Sheinelle Jones attend the "Mostly What God Does" book presentation on Feb. 21, 2024, in New York City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vbZOIDMlQKtc6BWumtNwJg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c717178ea51be0113348795e5dbecac3 class=caas-img>Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones, right, speak during the 2024 Palace Invitational hosted by Lotte New York Palace on Aug. 22, 2024, in New York City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/L_3c.E.0NK9wBekIM3yisA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ef53a42e9cc5ecb6c3052eb67a9a2467 class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones, right, speak during the 2024 Palace Invitational hosted by Lotte New York Palace on Aug. 22, 2024, in New York City.
">Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones, right, speak during the 2024 Palace Invitational hosted by Lotte New York Palace on Aug. 22, 2024, in New York City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/L_3c.E.0NK9wBekIM3yisA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ef53a42e9cc5ecb6c3052eb67a9a2467 class=caas-img>From left: Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones, Al Roker, guest, Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin attend the 2023 Broadcasting + Cable Hall of Fame Gala on May 3, 2023, in New York City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/8YilNeLrO8gnZ9SwewCZ3A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMTA5/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3a1a494626887f2b50b32a9c1ed99071 class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
From left: Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones, Al Roker, guest, Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin attend the 2023 Broadcasting + Cable Hall of Fame Gala on May 3, 2023, in New York City.
">From left: Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones, Al Roker, guest, Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin attend the 2023 Broadcasting + Cable Hall of Fame Gala on May 3, 2023, in New York City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/8YilNeLrO8gnZ9SwewCZ3A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMTA5/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3a1a494626887f2b50b32a9c1ed99071 class=caas-img>Sheinelle Jones attends the 2023 Broadcasting + Cable Hall of Fame Gala at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 3, 2023, in New York City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/crAuMT6dlV80vFwrUjMEdg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/60697953abca96070cee132ce411c586 class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
Sheinelle Jones attends the 2023 Broadcasting + Cable Hall of Fame Gala at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 3, 2023, in New York City.
">Sheinelle Jones attends the 2023 Broadcasting + Cable Hall of Fame Gala at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 3, 2023, in New York City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/crAuMT6dlV80vFwrUjMEdg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/60697953abca96070cee132ce411c586 class=caas-img>From left: Robin Roberts, Sheinelle Jones and Devon Lawrence at Bergdorf Goodman on April 4, 2023, in New York City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/qR8rbSmngAZJPZjGtkJe8w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/da0cc629ff7dbbba00a288686883220b class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
From left: Robin Roberts, Sheinelle Jones and Devon Lawrence at Bergdorf Goodman on April 4, 2023, in New York City.
">From left: Robin Roberts, Sheinelle Jones and Devon Lawrence at Bergdorf Goodman on April 4, 2023, in New York City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/qR8rbSmngAZJPZjGtkJe8w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/da0cc629ff7dbbba00a288686883220b class=caas-img>Sheinelle Jones attends The American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection Concert on Feb.1, 2023, in New York City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/SzkzDzjpbj9wOM2OsKKOjQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/bd93851e016b0b8f34811b27f4b340ee class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
Sheinelle Jones attends The American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection Concert on Feb.1, 2023, in New York City.
">Sheinelle Jones attends The American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection Concert on Feb.1, 2023, in New York City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/SzkzDzjpbj9wOM2OsKKOjQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/bd93851e016b0b8f34811b27f4b340ee class=caas-img>From left: Don Lemon, Devon Lawrence, Sheinelle Jones, and Tim Malone attend Queen Charlotte High Tea at BG at Bergdorf Goodman on April 4, 2023, in New York City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/.YSzg374TqPfmYKF4jNItQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/cc8d426792503a1d6101fc514b8cc765 class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
From left: Don Lemon, Devon Lawrence, Sheinelle Jones, and Tim Malone attend Queen Charlotte High Tea at BG at Bergdorf Goodman on April 4, 2023, in New York City.
">From left: Don Lemon, Devon Lawrence, Sheinelle Jones, and Tim Malone attend Queen Charlotte High Tea at BG at Bergdorf Goodman on April 4, 2023, in New York City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/.YSzg374TqPfmYKF4jNItQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/cc8d426792503a1d6101fc514b8cc765 class=caas-img>Sheinelle Jones speaks at 6th annual Playground Committee Luncheon at New York City's Current in March 2022.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/wv_86DmmRpTNV_jXu72lXQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04ODc-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4cd63c91fb74f018ad563629557c908f class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
Sheinelle Jones speaks at 6th annual Playground Committee Luncheon at New York City's Current in March 2022.
">Sheinelle Jones speaks at 6th annual Playground Committee Luncheon at New York City's Current in March 2022.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/wv_86DmmRpTNV_jXu72lXQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04ODc-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4cd63c91fb74f018ad563629557c908f class=caas-img>From left: Dylan Dreyer, Al Roker and Sheinelle Jones attend the 70th anniversary celebration of NBC's "Today" in May 2022.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WFFIShiNr5i_mUkgE_NojA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/24e851ff7e32850dc85a35b23411578a class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
From left: Dylan Dreyer, Al Roker and Sheinelle Jones attend the 70th anniversary celebration of NBC's "Today" in May 2022.
">From left: Dylan Dreyer, Al Roker and Sheinelle Jones attend the 70th anniversary celebration of NBC's "Today" in May 2022.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WFFIShiNr5i_mUkgE_NojA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/24e851ff7e32850dc85a35b23411578a class=caas-img>Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones, right, speak on a panel at Lotte New York Palace on Aug. 25, 2022, in New York City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/aBP1BMRuf0haKejQb6f9yQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b88c04d1ffa6303d6c50e0e6df492663 class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones, right, speak on a panel at Lotte New York Palace on Aug. 25, 2022, in New York City.
">Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones, right, speak on a panel at Lotte New York Palace on Aug. 25, 2022, in New York City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/aBP1BMRuf0haKejQb6f9yQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b88c04d1ffa6303d6c50e0e6df492663 class=caas-img>From left: Sheinelle Jones, Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb attend the Hudson River Park Friends Playground Committee's fourth annual luncheon in 2019.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/R0pOS_6sd6B3fYWu1zCrZA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4251f277a40f858ecc5c03acc880bb16 class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
From left: Sheinelle Jones, Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb attend the Hudson River Park Friends Playground Committee's fourth annual luncheon in 2019.
">From left: Sheinelle Jones, Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb attend the Hudson River Park Friends Playground Committee's fourth annual luncheon in 2019.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/R0pOS_6sd6B3fYWu1zCrZA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4251f277a40f858ecc5c03acc880bb16 class=caas-img>Kamala Harris, left, and Sheinelle Jones attend the 2019 Essence Festival in New Orleans.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/AVNYgtrPp6JRX6eItTcUWw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c6663bdbc223e3521504ad88212cb02c class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
Kamala Harris, left, and Sheinelle Jones attend the 2019 Essence Festival in New Orleans.
">Kamala Harris, left, and Sheinelle Jones attend the 2019 Essence Festival in New Orleans.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/AVNYgtrPp6JRX6eItTcUWw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c6663bdbc223e3521504ad88212cb02c class=caas-img>Sheinelle Jones attends the Harlem's Fashion Row Style Awards and Fashion Show on Sept. 5, 2019, in New York City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/2Ji4jgUwm1O2.Atk2PEw4g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/50d26758073df5b48557e8db06fb04dc class=caas-img data-headline="Sheinelle Jones' inspiring 'Today' show journey from tragedy to triumph" data-caption="
Sheinelle Jones attends the Harlem's Fashion Row Style Awards and Fashion Show on Sept. 5, 2019, in New York City.
">Sheinelle Jones attends the Harlem's Fashion Row Style Awards and Fashion Show on Sept. 5, 2019, in New York City.
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Sheinelle Jones attends The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection 2019 show in New York City.
">Sheinelle Jones attends The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection 2019 show in New York City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/GB1oRd6PtS2ZnwxKaiYVYg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODY5/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/1021eb48c72c77aee5c183423aaf314f class=caas-img>From left: Sheinelle Jones, Dylan Dreyer, Al Roker and Craig Melvin attend the Hollywood Reporter's Most Powerful People in Media event on April 12, 2018, in New York City.
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From left: Sheinelle Jones, Dylan Dreyer, Al Roker and Craig Melvin attend the Hollywood Reporter's Most Powerful People in Media event on April 12, 2018, in New York City.
">From left: Sheinelle Jones, Dylan Dreyer, Al Roker and Craig Melvin attend the Hollywood Reporter's Most Powerful People in Media event on April 12, 2018, in New York City.
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From left: Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones; Al Roker; Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Carson Daly, Megyn Kelly and Craig Melvin at the Hollywood Reporter event.
">From left: Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones; Al Roker; Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Carson Daly, Megyn Kelly and Craig Melvin at the Hollywood Reporter event.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/HS6EDonQdhikUqS8wyrF0w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/89b03837d7cb2769938169711745df3a class=caas-img>Sheinelle Jones, left, and Al Roker attend the 19th annual Post-Golden Globes Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 7, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Sheinelle Jones, left, and Al Roker attend the 19th annual Post-Golden Globes Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 7, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California.
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The cohost of the morning news show's third hour returned to her NBC home following the death of her husband in 2025 from an aggressive form of brain cancer..
'Today' show headlines: Sheinelle Jones knows late husband had a hand in 'Today with Jenna & Sheinelle'
Who is Jenna Bush Hager?
Bush Hager is a news personality, bestselling author and journalist who was born on the same day as her fraternal twin sister, Barbara Pierce Bush, on Nov. 25, 1981.
In 2008, she married Henry Hager, according to her bio on the George W. Bush Presidential Center's website. Then, on April 13, 2013, she gave birth to daughter Margaret Laura “Mila” Hager. Her second daughter, Poppy Louise Hager, was born on Aug. 13, 2015. The couple welcomed a son, Henry Harold “Hal” Hager, on Aug. 2, 2019.
Also in 2019, Bush Hager founded the "Today" show's popular "Read With Jenna" book club, with many of her selections becoming The New York Times bestsellers, according to her bio.
Hager also created her own production company, Thousand Voices, in 2022. "At Thousand Voices, we believe that by sharing our diverse perspectives, we create space for meaningful conversations that build bridges of understanding, open our minds, and enrich us all," the production company's website says. "We’re here for the laughs, tears, growing pains, and light bulb moments!"
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at [email protected] and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
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