He started his television career while still a teenager, hosting from 1977 to 1980 the RAI program Trenta minuti giovani.

[1] In the 1980s, Cecchi Paone collaborated as writer to several Rai Radio 3 journalistic and cultural programs and to several documentaries and hosted several shows.

[1][2] For a few years, he was a popular personality of Rai 2, where he hosted some successful shows such as In famiglia and La cronaca in diretta.

[3] During his career, Paone took part in several reality shows, notably three editions of L'isola dei famosi and the third season of Grande Fratello VIP.

[6] On 29 April 2021, he was appointed advisor to the 7th Commission of Culture on Digital Citizenship the Senate of the Republic.