Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones on Trust Amidst Change and New Beginnings

Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones on Trust Amidst Change and New Beginnings

Author: Hoda Kotb, TODAY February 4, 2026 Duration: 36:04
After Hoda departed TODAY in January 2025, Jenna Bush Hager spent a year sitting side by side with a rotating group of friends, but as it turns out, her permanent partner was someone who had been part of the TODAY family all along: Sheinelle Jones. On the heels of the launch of "TODAY with Jenna and Sheinelle," Hoda sat down with Jenna and Sheinelle for a SiriusXM Front Row Conversation at SiriusXM’s New York City studios to talk about their official beginning as co-hosts, the lessons Sheinelle has learned in the wake of losing her husband, Uche, and how grief and joy can exist side by side. Plus, what having Sheinelle by her side means for Jenna, and reflections on her path to this moment. (Originally broadcast on SiriusXM TODAY Show Radio.)

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