Nearly a year after Hoda Kotb’s departure, the Today show has found itself a new co-host. Sheinelle Jones was announced as Kotb’s replacement on Tuesday, joining Jenna Bush Hager on the fourth hour of NBC’s morning show. Her first show as co-host will be on January 12.

Bush Hager announced her new co-worker on the show Tuesday, breaking down in happy tears pretty much as soon as she began speaking. “Today, I’m so thrilled to announce I have found my forever friend, and we are going to start a brand-new journey in January,” Bush Hager said. “I couldn’t be more excited to share this person with you all. You all know her — she’s an extraordinary broadcaster. But more importantly, she exemplifies exactly what this show is all about.”

Jones has been part of Today for over a decade: She jo

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