Katie Couric knows what fellow 'Today' host Sheinelle Jones is going through after her husband Uche Ojeh died of brain cancer at 42

“With profound sadness, we share this morning that Uche Ojeh, the husband of our friend and Today co-host Sheinelle Jones, has passed away after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma,” the journalist, 53, said through tears.

Uche Ojeh, the wife of TODAY Show co-host Sheinelle Jones, has passed away due to a rare form of brain cancer. What we know.

After sharing the news of Sheinelle Jones’ husband’s death, “Today Show” co-hosts Carson Daly and Savannah Guthrie shared messages to Jones’ three kids. Both Daly and Guthrie lost their respective fathers at a young age. Daly explained he was 5 years old when his father died; Guthrie was 16.

Uche Ojeh, the husband of NBC Today co-anchor Sheinelle Jones, has died at age 45 after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer. The news was announced on the NBC morning show Friday.

Uche Ojeh, husband of “Today” co-anchor Sheinelle Jones, has died at 45 after battling glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.