Jenna Bush Hager spent close to 12 months rotating through a series of guest hosts, during which time Jones endured the heartbreaking loss of her husband, Uche Ojeh, who passed away in May 2025 after a secret battle with brain cancer.

Jones and Ojeh tied the knot in 2007 and were living together at a stunning property in Livingston Manor, NY, when the "Today" host stepped back from her hosting duties to support her husband.

I’ve watched for years, I used to love this show. It’s so stale and boring and same old every day. Same guest same segments same advertising only their shows and whatever corporate tells them to peddle and say. Step it up you guys. I switched to GMA and actually stopped what I was doing and watched two interesting stories about current streaming documentaries on other networks. It’s not about these boring unfunny anchors who don’t want to be there. Hey Carson, why don’t you leave? Your fave tells us everyday what you think of JHB.

More layoffs at the Today Show? Unbelievable. The leadership there continues to gut one of the most iconic brands in television. Some of the most talented, dedicated producers and team members in the business were shown the door — people who made that show what it was.

And the way it was handled? Brutal. Just a quick meeting, a bland announcement, a few calendar invites, and a perfunctory wrap-up session. No respect, no humanity, no acknowledgment of the years of work these people gave.

The show’s quality has already been slipping, and this will accelerate the decline. Management keeps trying to “do more with less,” but all they’re doing is destroying the heart of the operation. Give it a few weeks — the cracks will be impossible to ignore.

Nightly News reported his death minutes ago. Always enjoyed his critic pieces as a kid.

Has anybody else noticed a really big shift the quality of the Third Hour of the Today Show? I don’t know what happened, but over the past month or so it’s become almost unwatchable. The segments aren’t as good, the hosts are clearly off their game, everything about it just feels like it’s going downhill fast. I’ve been a big fan for a long time, but it’s getting to the point where I might have to find something else to watch because this is so absolutely atrocious. Not sure what they are doing over there at NBC, but whatever it is, they need to stop before they destroy the best hour of their show.

Honestly, if it keeps going like this, I won’t be surprised if they tear the show apart. Craig already has a great gig on the earlier hours, Al is getting up there and is probably ready to retire soon, it seems like they’re preparing Sheinelle to take over for Jenna on the fourth hour, and who knows what’s going to happen to Dylan with everything going on in her life. I wonder if they’re purposely tanking the show so they can break it up and put a new cast in. It’s really become terrible, the magic is gone. I used to love watching the core four get together for that first segment where they all talk to each other, but I find myself tuning it out or even turning it off lately.

It’s so sad watching this go downhill. I don’t know what happened to the show or why things have spiraled so much lately but I hope NBC notices soon and does whatever they have to do to fix it.

Need to vent here. NBC Nightly News with Lester was always my go to daily news. Been a fan of Lester for a long time (even my Chicago days). He had the gravity to lead the news and to me he presented it with neutrality and warmth. I cannot stand Tom Llamas!!! I feel like I’m watching my awkward nephew read a teleprompter. I can’t watch nightly news anymore. I’m starting to watch David Muir now but I just really miss Lester. Does anyone else feel this way?

You know what they say: "Don't dress for the job you have, dress for the job you should have applied for 25 years ago." 🙃 Joined NBCU in 2024, but I now work for Versant. A couple former NBC Pages on the staff here dug the attention to detail, so I call that a win.

I'm wearing a lav mic because I was also the VOG of the office Halloween party (telling people to participate in the party's cube crawl and when the costume contest was starting) and the MC of the costume contest.

Hello everyone! Applications for the Summer 2025 Page program go live soon (2/12/2025), so I thought I'd create a thread that would help people share application cycle info/updates/tips! This will be my 2nd time applying and I find that having a place to ask questions and share timeline updates with one another is great to ease nerves and remind ourselves we aren't in this process alone. Good luck everyone, we got this!

Why does the moderator of MTP not ever push back on bogus talking points. This morning with Sen Bourassa, who said that the reason we continue to be at war is to thwart Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons. EVERY TIME this comes up, it's important to remind these Repugnants that Donald Trump BROKE the agreement to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons. I'm really tired of the lack of push back by moderators and commentators. Every interaction should be a history lesson.

What was the best one and why did they stop doing them?

Hello all! Applications for the Spring 2025 Page program go live soon, so I figured I'd create a thread that would help people share info/application tips/for me to drive myself insane with until I apply for the Summer 2025 positions! That will be my first time applying, and I have no clue what to expect in terms of questions or anything, so I would love for this thread to be a space to discuss things like that, and to help those of you applying for the spring. <3 All that being said, does anyone/any former or current pages have advice?

Hello fellow applicants! Wanted to open a new thread for the Fall 2024 cohort candidates to discuss and support each other in this exciting yet nerve-wracking time. Good luck to everyone and well wishes on your journeys!

Link to application: NBCUniversal NBCUniversal Page Program, Fall 2024 Cohort - NY or LA | SmartRecruiters

UPDATE 1: I sent in my application the 1st day they opened, it is now currently under review! Fingers crossed

I'm a longtime, loyal watcher of the Today Show, but it's just so disappointing lately. I have to turn it off. It's like just one huge ad. Always hawking their deals and steals. Jill Martin annoyingly selling items. And they're on a cruise advertising a cruise line. It's been so disappointing lately.

I watch the Today Show Halloween costume episode. This year was the biggest disappointment since the AMC Pacer hit the streets. Really bad. I couldn’t recognize half of the staff, or their characters.

Sheinelle Jones has not been on the Today show since right before the holidays. Now, that all the main anchors are back to kick off the new year and Hoda's final week, she is no where to be seen. Very odd & on the 3rd hour all they say is she has the day off. Anyone else noticed?

Hello everyone! Applications for the Fall 2025 Page program go live soon (website says "Check back in June for Fall 2025 applications"), so I figured I'd create a thread that would help people share updates. This is my 3rd time applying and the previous threads have been a haven for asking questions/venting/reminding us all that we are not alone in this process! Happy applying to all :)

The commercials cuts out a lot of the coverage. Okay I get it if it’s live, but even watching the replays on peacock, the ads still cut out parts of the competition… what the hell is the point? You make me pay, and STILL I can’t see an entire competition?

What absolute trash of a service and a broadcaster.

Hi all, hopefully this is relevant enough but the NBC page program for summer 2024 apps are opening this month and I wanted to open up a place for candidates to discuss and support each other! It was supposed to open today but so far the page still says the applications are closed... Hopefully they will open up soon! I wish everyone good luck!

Update!

They just opened applications... https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/NBCUniversal3/743999967050770

I'm so nervous but I wish everyone luck!

UPDATE 2:

Hey all I submitted today February 22nd! I am so nervous

I’ve watched these people for a long while. Carson is not a “yes man” unless he is hosting the voice. He seems to barely tolerate this gig and the facial expressions are priceless. I knew Jenna got on his nerves but the body language 😳🤭