Overview
- Jones tells People she has replied to every letter she received after her husband’s May 2025 death, sending 1,200 thank-you notes and saying, “I see you.”
- The broadcaster debuted Jan. 12 as permanent co-host of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle after returning to NBC in September following a leave that began in December 2024.
- She describes ongoing grief as “every day is like swimming through mud” and says she is “fighting for my joy,” adding that empathy has become her “superpower.”
- On the Jan. 14 show, she shared that she sat her three children—son Kayin, 16, and twins Clara and Uche Jr., 13—down to show them her People cover, and her youngest told her, “You look good, mom.”
- Jones says she engages with viewers on the plaza, including widows and others facing loss or illness, because their support gives her strength as she steps into the new role.