BREAKING Uche Ojeh dead: Today show's Sheinelle Jones' husband dies aged 45 after brain cancer

Uche Ojeh - the husband of Today show anchor Sheinelle Jones - has died after a battle with brain cancer. Uche was just 45-years-old at the time of his death, and the sad news was announced on the TODAY show.

Sheinelle had stepped away from her role on the NBC morning show back in December for what she said was a family health matter. Savannah Guthrie announced the sad news during the live show this morning.

She was in tears as she said on TODAY: "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. There are no words for the pain we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children."

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Praising Uche and their family, she added: "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."

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