Sheinelle Jones Biography
Sheinelle Jones is an American journalist who works for NBC News as a news anchor and correspondent. On weekdays, she is one of the hosts of Today’s third hour. She also hosts the educational nature show Wild Child, which airs on NBC’s The More You Know block.
How old is Sheinelle Jones? – Age
She is 43 years old as of 19 April 1, 2021. She was born in 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Her real name is Sheinelle Marie Jones.
Who is Sheinelle Jones father? – Family – Education
She is the daughter of Evelyn A. Williams and Judge C. Darnell Jones II, who is of the United States District Court. Wichita Brooks Middle Magnet School and Wichita Heights High School, both in Wichita, Kansas, as well as Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, were her educational institutions.
Who is Sheinelle Jones’s Husband? – Wife
She is married to Uche Ojeh. The couple met in college and married in 2007, in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia.
Is Sheinelle Jones a twin? – Children
The couple has three children: Kayin Ojeh and twins: Clara Josephine Ojeh, named after the couple’s grandmothers, and Uche Ojeh, named after Jones’ husband.
Sheinelle Jones Surgery
Jones had surgery to remove lesions from her vocal cord in February 2020, and she was unable to talk for two weeks and was out of work for six weeks.
Sheinelle Jones Career
Jones’ first broadcasting employment was with WICS in Springfield, Illinois. Jones worked at KOKI-TV, a FOX affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and WTXF-TV, a FOX O&O in Philadelphia, before joining NBC News. She spent more than nine years at the Philadelphia station.
Jones joins Today as part of Weekend Today on October 4, 2014. She joined 3rd Hour Today as a co-host in January 2019. Jones worked six days a week as a co-host on 3rd Hour Today and a co-anchor on Weekend Today’s Saturday episodes. Jones left Weekend Today on December 21, 2019.
Jones had no idea she wanted to be a journalist when she grew up, but the indications had been there all along. Jones’ room was decorated with headshots of local Wichita, Kansas news anchors, and she used to tell her family that she wanted to work for NBC News when she was a little girl. Even as a child, she studied her interviewing abilities.
What is Sheinelle Jones’s Salary?
She earns an annual salary of $ 1 million.
Sheinelle Jones’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $ 23 million.