Dylan Dreyer; Sheinelle Jones.Credit : Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty (2)

Today’s Dylan Dreyer gave an update on colleague Sheinelle Jones’ ongoing absence while attending the 2025 Kentucky Derby
“She’s doing all right. She’s hanging in there. We’re praying for her and her family. You know, she’s just going through a tough time with her family,” Dreyer said of her 3rd Hour of Today co-host
Jones hasn’t appeared on a Today broadcast since December

Dylan Dreyer is keeping Sheinelle Jones in her thoughts.

The 3rd Hour of Today host, 43, opened up to E! News at the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday, May 3, about her co-host’s ongoing absence amid a “family health matter.”

“She’s doing all right,” Dreyer said of Jones, 47. “She’s hanging in there. We’re praying for her and her family. You know, she’s just going through a tough time with her family.”

The meteorologist continued, “We talk to her every day. One of us on the team talks to her every single day, and we’re there to support her, and we’ll welcome her back with open arms the second she can get back to us.”

Dylan Dreyer at the 2025 Kentucky Derby.Dylan Dreyer/Instagram

Jones — who co-hosts 3rd Hour with Dreyer, Al Roker and Craig Melvin — has not appeared on a new Today broadcast since December.

She broke her silence on her absence from the show in a January Instagram post, writing, “I sincerely appreciate all of you who have reached out while I’ve been absent from the show. I want to share with you that I’m taking time to deal with a family health matter.”

 Jones continued, “It’s not lost on me how lucky I am to have not only the support of my Today show family, but to also have all of you. Your kindness means so much to me. I’ll see you soon.”

Earlier this month, Carson Daly told Entertainment Tonight that he is unsure of when Jones will return, adding, “We always think about her.”

Daly continued, “We’re wishing her well and she’s spending much-needed time with her family and that’ll just take its course. And there’s so much love going out to her.”

Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer on ‘Today’ in August 2024.Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty

Dreyer also told the outlet, “We chat with her often. A week doesn’t go by where we’re not checking in, seeing how she’s doing.”

“We pray for her all the time, we can’t wait for her to come back, so we’re just waiting for that day to come,” she added.

Sunday Today host Willie Geist told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview in April that he “cannot wait to see Sheinelle again.”

“She’s dealing with a family matter or private matter, and she is such a valued member of our family,” he continued. “We want to just be there for her and whenever she feels ready to come back and sit with the group, we’ll give her the biggest hug she ever got.”