Today co-host Sheinelle Jones announces heartbreaking reason she’s been absent from show since December - Fans noticed that the ‘Today’ host was absent from Hoda Kotb’s final episode as co-anchor on J

The Sheinelle Jones mystery has been solved. Jones, 46, the third-hour co-host of “Today”, was noticeably absent from the beloved morning show late last week — missing Hoda Kotb’s monumental final show after nearly 18 years on Friday, Jan. 10.