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‘Today’: Sheinelle Jones Recalls Being Told to Change Herself During Early Career Days
Sheinelle Jones refused a manager's demands to alter her name and appearance early in her career, maintaining her identity while advancing to national TV roles.
- On Friday, January 30, Sheinelle Jones, Today With Jenna & Sheinelle cohost, reflected on her early career during the show's relaunch on January 12, revealing a manager's personal requests.
- After graduating from Northwestern University, Jones worked as a reporter and morning anchor at WICS-TV in Springfield and stations in Tulsa and Philadelphia, where an early manager asked her to change her name spelling and look.
- An early boss asked Jones to respell her name as `Chanel` and to `look more like Halle Berry` by showing a short-hair photo, but Jones declined both requests.
- Despite those demands, Jones refused and built a successful TV career, later joining the Today franchise as a fourth-hour cohost.
- The show relaunched on January 12 and Friday marked the end of Jones's third full week, which she celebrated with an Instagram post on January 29 featuring guests like Patrick Dempsey and Paris Hilton.
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