Uche Ojeh, Husband Of ‘TODAY’ Show Host Sheinelle Jones, Dead

Uche Ojeh, husband of TODAY co-host Sheinelle Jones, has died after a battle with brain cancer. The news was shared on the news program on Friday (May 23) morning. Ojeh, whose full name is Uchechukwuka Adenola Ojeh, was 45 years old at the time of death.

The couple met in college at Northwestern University in the 1990s. Jones, an 18-year-old freshman at the time, offered to take high school senior Ojeh on a campus tour. From there, they dated for eight years before he proposed at their alma mater. In total, the couple were married for 17 years and have three children: 15-year-old Kayin, and 12-year-old twins, Uche and Clara.

“There are no words for the pain we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children. Uche was an incredible person. We all loved him. And so we want to take a moment to tell you more about the remarkable man who was Sheinelle’s perfect partner in life,” reflected TODAY co-host Savannah Guthrie.

“One thing he always talked about — he talked about those kids,” added co-host Craig Melvin. “He loved those kids more than anything else in this world, and was just so proud. He was that dad that was on the sideline at every soccer game. He was at all the concerts, the recitals. He was that guy, and they had such a beautiful love story.”

According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Glioblastoma (GBM) is a fast-growing and aggressive brain tumor, often referred to as a grade IV astrocytoma. GBM is the most common malignant brain and other CNS tumors, accounting for 47.7% of all cases. The cancer has a low survival rate, with approximately 40% survival in the first year post-diagnosis and 17% in the second year. It can result in death in six months or less, if untreated.