Overview
- The fourth hour premiered Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. in all U.S. time zones as Today with Jenna & Sheinelle.
- The debut featured surprise tributes, emotional moments on set, and a celebratory toast from former co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford.
- Jenna Bush Hager welcomed Sheinelle Jones as her permanent partner after months of rotating guest hosts.
- NBC executives Libby Leist and Talia Parkinson-Jones cast the pairing as a new chapter built on authenticity and warmth.
- Jones, a longtime NBC journalist who joined in 2014 and co-hosted the 3rd Hour, steps into the role following the 2025 death of her husband, Uche Ojeh.