Sheinelle Jones-Ojeh | |
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Jones in May 2015
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Born |
Sheinelle Marie Jones April 16, 1978 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Residence | New York City, New York |
Education | Northwestern University |
Occupation | Journalist and news anchor |
Employer | NBC News |
Home town | Wichita, Kansas |
Spouse(s) | Uche Ojeh (2007–present) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | C. Darnell Jones II and Sheila Kinnard |
Sheinelle Marie Jones (born April 16, 1978) is an American journalist and news anchor working for NBC News and MSNBC. She is co-anchor of the Saturday editions of Weekend Today, a host of MSNBC Live, and a correspondent for all platforms of NBC News. She also frequently contributes and substitutes on weekdays. She previously served as news anchor for Weekend Today.
Jones was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of U.S. District Court Judge C. Darnell Jones II and Sheila Kinnard.
She attended Wichita Brooks Middle Magnet School and Wichita Heights High School, both in Wichita, Kansas, and Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Her first broadcast job was in Springfield, Illinois for WICS-TV.
Before going to work for NBC, Jones worked at KOKI-TV, the FOX affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma and WTXF-TV, the FOX O&O in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was at the Philadelphia station for over nine years.
Jones is married to Uche Ojeh and they have three children together.
She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.