{"id":388305,"date":"2026-01-03T04:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T04:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/388305\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T04:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T04:54:08","slug":"sheinelle-jones-gets-sweet-farewell-from-3rd-hour-co-hosts-including-a-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/388305\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheinelle Jones Gets Sweet Farewell From 3rd Hour Co-Hosts \u2014 Including a Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheinelle Jones bid an emotional farewell to her 3rd Hour of TODAY co-hosts Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer.<\/p>\n

The whole gang raised a toast to Sheinelle Jan. 2 during a heartfelt send-off<\/a> before she begins her new role as the permanent co-host of the fourth hour with Jenna Bush Hager. The new segment, which kicks off Jan. 12, has been retitled \u201cToday With Jenna & Sheinelle.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Sheinelle waved her hands in front of her face to help her keep from crying as Al, Craig and Dylan shared their favorite memories of their time on the air with her.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been fortunate enough to have you with us. But we\u2019ve also been fortunate enough to see the people who have made you who you are,\u201d Al said before showing a throwback 2024 video<\/a> of Sheinelle with her daughter, Clara, her mother Sheila and her beloved grandmother Jo.<\/p>\n

Dylan fought back tears of her own when she told Sheinelle how much their friendship meant to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy laughter around you is so genuine and you have just been such an amazing friend to me for so many years \u2014 I mean years and years and years,\u201d said Dylan.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom day one,\u201d Sheinelle agreed.<\/p>\n

Dylan then shared a hilarious 2018 clip of Sheinelle teaching her how to dance to Bruno Mars\u2019 hit \u201c24K Magic.\u201d Dylan recalled that around the same time she attempted to teach Sheinelle how to play golf.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur camera operators were laughing so hard, their cameras were shaking,\u201d Dylan recalled, adding, \u201cThat was just one of many times that I\u2019ve just fallen on the floor laughing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Craig spoke next, telling Sheinelle, \u201cI\u2019m not going to look at you because I\u2019ll cry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are so real and authentic on camera and off,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you share your mantras and you share your poetry with us and the world, I always enjoy those moments. They make my heart smile.\u201d<\/p>\n

Craig then showed a video of Sheinelle during the 2024 holiday season reading a funny original poem on the air.<\/p>\n

He then surprised Sheinelle by reading a poem he wrote in her honor that moved her to tears.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo my sister in spirit,\u201d Craig began reading as Sheinelle placed her hand on her chest. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn the glare of the cameras your light shines through \/ a sister, a leader, so fearless and true.\/ You juggle the chaos. Three hearts call you mom \/ yet walk into work with that grace and calm,\u201d Craig read.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe stories you tell come straight from the soul \/ authentic and kind \u2014 journalism\u2019s gold. \/ The loss you endured the world also saw \/ yet still you rise daily, inspiring all,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat smile could outshine the studio\u2019s gleam \/ the spark of resilience, hope and dream \/ Through laughter and tears, you\u2019ve guided my way. \/ Dear Sheinelle, my sister in spirit, you brighten each day,\u201d Craig concluded.<\/p>\n

After hugging Craig and Al, Sheinelle concluded the emotional segment by sharing how much she appreciate them.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are not getting rid of me,\u201d she told the trio.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo you guys at home, thank you so much for all of it, for scaffolding me, the kids,\u201d she said. \u201cWe come in and we laugh and we\u2019re genuinely laughing. We tear up, like now. I mean just this has been like one of the best rides of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheinelle Jones bid an emotional farewell to her 3rd Hour of TODAY co-hosts Craig Melvin, Al Roker and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388306,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":["post-388305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}