{"id":2559,"date":"2025-05-23T18:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2025-05-23T18:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:24:12","slug":"today-co-host-sheinelle-jones-husband-of-17-years-passes-away-at-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=2559","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Today&#8217; Co-host Sheinelle Jones&#8217; Husband of 17 Years Passes Away at 45"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Shortened Version:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheinelle Jones, beloved co-host of NBC&#8217;s <em>&#8220;Today&#8221;<\/em>, is mourning the loss of her husband of 17 years, Uche Ojeh, who passed away at 45 after a battle with glioblastoma. The emotional announcement aired on May 23, with Jones thanking supporters on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Ojeh and Jones met at Northwestern University in the late &#8217;90s and married in 2007. Together, they raised three children. Ojeh, a devoted father and consultant, was deeply rooted in faith, family, and Nigerian heritage. Known for his love of soccer and music, he never missed a moment with his kids.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes from <em>&#8220;Today&#8221;<\/em> co-hosts highlighted his warmth and dedication. In a heartfelt segment, Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin remembered him as a loving partner and father. Jones previously stepped back from the show in January due to a \u201cfamily health matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones has shared touching memories, including a post celebrating their 16th anniversary. As she and her family grieve, the <em>&#8220;Today&#8221;<\/em> community and fans join in honoring Ojeh\u2019s enduring legacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Shortened Version: Sheinelle Jones, beloved co-host of NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Today&#8221;, is mourning the loss of her husband of 17 years, Uche Ojeh, who passed away at <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=2559\" title=\"&#8216;Today&#8217; Co-host Sheinelle Jones&#8217; Husband of 17 Years Passes Away at 45\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2561,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559\/revisions\/2561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}