Overview
- Jones marked her final 3rd Hour appearance on Friday as colleagues Al Roker, Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer honored her with tributes.
- Craig Melvin read an original poem celebrating Jones’ authenticity and resilience, drawing an emotional response on set.
- Al Roker shared a family Instagram reel featuring four generations, and Dylan Dreyer replayed a 2018 clip of Jones teaching her to dance.
- Jones thanked viewers and her team, promising she is “not getting rid of me,” and called her time with them one of the best rides of her life.
- She becomes Jenna Bush Hager’s permanent cohost on the rebranded Today With Jenna & Sheinelle starting January 12, the first permanent fourth-hour cohost since Hoda Kotb’s departure earlier this year.